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Condition Overview Prevention Diagnosis Research Clinical Trials Treatments Events Lifestyle Emotional Impacts View All May '089 Talking to Your Kids About PD by Taryn SimpsonEmotional Impacts Being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease can be overwhelming for patients and their families--especially for children with parents suffering from the disease. Read more about how parents can ease their children's minds and talk frankly about PD. Read Full Article Apr '0819 Parkinson's Is "Not Such a Bad Disease?" by Patricia LightnerEmotional Impacts People with Parkinson's face a general lack of understanding from the public. Sadly, even some doctors display a lack of understanding and knowledge. Read Full Article Jan '0828 Mind's Offs and Ons with Parkinson's Disease by Matt NilsenEmotional Impacts The emotional aspects of Parkinson's disease are important to confront. This article talks about psychological issues with Parkinson's disease and links to other valuable content. Read Full Article Nov '0715 Medication Wearing Off Source of Anxiety for Some by StaffEmotional Impacts If you have lived with Parkinson's for a while, you know very well when your medications are wearing off. For some people it is alarming. Read Full Article Oct '0724 Pain and Optimism Face Off in Parkinson's Disease by Matt NilsenEmotional Impacts Joan Blessington Snyder has an optimistic view about Parkinson's disease. She lists many positive events in her life that have come as a result of being diagnosed with Parkinson's. Read Full Article Oct '0723 I Lost A Dear Friend by Patricia LightnerEmotional Impacts Patricia Lightner writes about a woman who supported and uplifted her as she faced her struggles with Parkinson's disease. Read Full Article Oct '0723 Postscript to I Lost a Dear Friend by Patricia LightnerEmotional Impacts Patricia Lightner writes about the emotional struggle she faces after losing a dear friend. Read Full Article Oct '0710 A Broken Hip and Parkinson's Disease by Matt NilsenEmotional Impacts Depression can be a common struggle among people living with Parkinson's disease. It can be especially difficult to battle in patients who may be recovering from a fall or broken bone. Read about this caregiver's experience. Read Full Article Jun '074 Apathy: The Emotional Symptom of Parkinson's Disease by StaffEmotional Impacts The researchers who validated the popular Lille apathy rating scale for Parkinson's disease defined apathy as, ". . . reduced interest and participation in the main activities of daily life, a lack of initiative, a trend towards early withdrawal from initiated activities, indifference, and flattening of affect." Such symptoms or feelings creep into the lives of about 20 to 30 percent of people living with Parkinson's disease. Read Full Article May '0725 A Walk in the Park by StaffEmotional Impacts - by Patricia Lightner I literally took a walk in the park Saturday, April 28, 2007 during the 13th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk. This event was held in New York's Central Park and raises awareness and money for the fight against Parkinson's disease. Read Full Article « Prev 123 4 5 Next »

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