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May 8, 20222 min read

G - Gait, Genetics, Gratitude

Gait 🚶🏻‍♀️Gait issues are one of the ways PD affects movement. It affects speed, rhythmicity, and symmetry. Walking is not something...

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May 7, 20222 min read

F - Fluctuations, Fatigue, Future, Fear

As PD progresses it’s common to experience fluctuations also known as on/off time. I will cover the on/off phenomenon more in a later...

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May 7, 20222 min read

E - Exercise

EXERCISE🧠🏃🏻‍♀️ Another positive thing about getting Parkinson’s is that it gets you in shape. The first thing other parkies will tell...

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May 5, 20222 min read

D - Dystonia, Drugs, Dyskinesia, Diet

🚶🏻‍♀️Dystonia is a sustained or repetitive muscle twisting, spasm or cramp that can occur at different times of day and in different...

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May 4, 20222 min read

C - Creativity

🚫Concentration. 😵‍💫Cognition. 🥴Constipation. 💩Confusion. 🤔Choking. 😵🚫 I don't feel like talking about any of these words. 🙅🏻‍♀️...

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May 4, 20222 min read

B - Balance, Bradykinesia, Brainfog

🐢Bradykinesia - is a word I never knew before PD. Bradykinesia is one of the cardinal signs of Parkinson’s, and for Parkinson’s to be...

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May 4, 20222 min read

A - Anxiety, Apathy, Attitude

First day of my Parkinson’s ABC starts with the - you guessed it - letter A: Parkinson’s is a movement disorder and is usually...

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May 3, 20221 min read

My Parkinson's ABC for Parkinson's awareness

This post was originally an instagram post. I was encouraged to also post this content to a blog, and that's why this blog was started....

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May 3, 202213 min read

My YOPD story - when life gives you lemons

Around 5-6 years ago, I started noticing some strange and unexplainable symptoms on the left side of my body. My thumb felt stiff. A...

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