“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” Julia Child As we start a New Year, thoughts of health and staying healthy seems to be one of the foremost concerns in most of our minds, at least they are for me. Most of us who haveContinue reading “I am having trouble swallowing …could it be my Parkinson’s or something else? By Dr. De Leon”
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The Top 10 SPOOKY Things Living with PD which Can Send a Frightful Scream! : By Dr. De Leon
1. Getting PD Diagnosis– this can suddenly make your heart stop beating – feels like you have flat lined until a helpful friend comes along. 2. Losing control of your mind. I get off the car to check the mail only to see my car rolling down the hill because I just step out withoutContinue reading “The Top 10 SPOOKY Things Living with PD which Can Send a Frightful Scream! : By Dr. De Leon”
Purpose: A Powerful Tool Against Hopelessness: By Dr. De Leon
“One of the happiest moments ever is when you find the courage to finally let go of what you can’t change.” -Robert Tew In the last few weeks everyone has been talking more openly about depression in living with Parkinson’s from being the patient to being the care partner or care giver every one isContinue reading “Purpose: A Powerful Tool Against Hopelessness: By Dr. De Leon”
Could Parkinson’s Disease Cause or At Least Increase the Risk of Asthma? By Dr. De Leon
“Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life.” ~ Giovanni Papini They say doctors make the worst patients- I am no exception. In my entire medical experience, I have found that those of us who work in the medical field when confronted by illness typically have the worst most complicated and rarest disorders. I am anyContinue reading “Could Parkinson’s Disease Cause or At Least Increase the Risk of Asthma? By Dr. De Leon”
Three things I wish someone had told me about PD : By Dr. De Leon
Not only is there still much to be learned about this extremely complex disease, as I mentioned in my article “What is wrong with me?” But, despite all the advances in the field there continues to be a great deal of speculation regarding life with Parkinson’s after the diagnosis. Today, I am exposing some ofContinue reading “Three things I wish someone had told me about PD : By Dr. De Leon”
Tips to dealing with Apathy : by Dr. De Leon
Tips to dealing with Apathy : by Dr. De Leon.
Help! I was given diagnosis of Parkinsonism -What Now?: By Dr. De Leon
Help! I was given diagnosis of Parkinsonism -What Now?: By Dr. De Leon.
Help! I was given diagnosis of Parkinsonism -What Now?: By Dr. De Leon
Okay, don’t panic you come to the right place! First of all, Parkinsonism simply means you have features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) but not the entire clinical picture based on the UK a brain criterion which includes 4 main symptoms: rest tremor; rigidity (stiffness); bradykenisia (slowness); and gait abnormality. Usually people labeled ‘parkinsonian’ have two orContinue reading “Help! I was given diagnosis of Parkinsonism -What Now?: By Dr. De Leon”
Instructions not Included When it Comes to Caregiving: By Dr. De Leon
Instructions not Included When it Comes to Caregiving: By Dr. De Leon.
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