Thrive with Parkinson’s Disease – Tips, Resources & Support
Discover a supportive community and expert guidance to navigate Parkinson’s Disease.
Live Parkinson’s Mission
The mission of Live Parkinson’s is to help people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families live a great quality of life after a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
My Personal Journey with Parkinson’s
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 46.
I spent several months researching everything I could about Parkinson’s Disease and studied others with Parkinson’s who were doing exceptional things (running marathons, competitive swimming, cycling, etc.).
I took what I learned and developed 4 strategies (pillars) that I I’ve been using to live a great quality of life with Parkinson’s. The 4 strategies I developed were:
- Exercise
- Nutrition
- Attitude
- Community/Social Interaction
These strategies have been successful in helping me live an exceptional life with Parkinson’s Disease and are the focal point of this website to help others living with Parkinson’s lead a great quality of life.
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FREE 9 Proven Exercises to Improve Your Balance with Parkinsons
The easy at home exercises, when done on a consistent basis can help you improve your balance with Parkinson’s and help to improve your quality of life. Get your FREE copy today! share with family and friends who can benefit from balance exercises.
FREE Parkinson’s Symptom & Medication Tracker
This FREE tracker helps you track the type of symptoms, frequency, time of day and severity of symptoms which you can share with your physician during your office visit. This enables your physician to develop a treatment plan focused on the specific symptoms you experience on a daily basis. This leads to a better quality of life for you.
FREE Parkinson’s Resource Guide!
The FREE guide is your single source for getting evidence-based, expert information in one document for living a great quality of life with Parkinson’s. Get information on Exercise, Nutrition, Mindfulness, Stress Management, and Community and Support Groups.
Informational Resources
Live Parkinson’s Live and Exceptional Life Podcast
The Live Parkinson’s Live and Exceptional Life podcast is focused on helping people with Parkinson’s – disease and their families live a great quality of life. It is also intended to build an active community of people who support each other by sharing success stories and getting help with issues and struggles they are having with Parkinsons.
Podcast – Live Parkinson’s – Live an Exceptional Life – available on all the Podcast Directories
Top Listened to Podcasts
Blogs
Blog Articles are written based on extensive research and are meant to be informative and actionable to provide information you can use to live a great quality of life with Parkinson’s.
Top Read Articles
Parkinson’s and Balance Training – 10 Proven Exercises for Better Balance
Parkinson’s and Exercise – 7 Reliable Exercises for Awesome Results
6 Proven Benefits of Maintaining Social Interactions with Parkinson’s
Read my blogs on the Best Blogs By Category Page
Parkinson’s Videos
These videos are intended to help provide guidance on exercise, optimism/positivity, social interaction, cognitive training and nutrition to help you live a great quality of life.
Please visit my YouTube channel – Live Parkinson’s Live and Exceptional Life Tremors to Triumph for additional videos living with Parkinson’s.
Living with Parkinson’s Disease Success Stories
These are personal success stories of friends with Parkinson’s who are living their best life with Parkinson’s Disease. They stepped out of their comfort zone and took on new challenges and are fulfilling their dreams.
Press on with Parkinson’s
I met Joan in the Momentum program for people living with Parkinson’s and other neurologic disorders. Momentum is a daily 1 hour program designed to focus on improving the physical, emotional, cognitive and social well-being of class participants.
Initially, Joan was quiet, but focused on giving her best effort. She worked hard during class and wanted to improve her quality of life. After, Joan read my book Spectacular Life, she approached me and said, “your book inspired me to do one of thing I’ve always wanted to do but was too afraid.” I said, “what is you’ve always wanted to do?” and Joan replied, “I’ve always wanted to start a website to share my poetry and stories on living with Parkinson’s, would you help me? I said “absolutely!”
Joan and I sat together and set-up her website. Today, Joan writes and posts inspiring stories on her website: PressonwithParkinsons.com. I highly recommend her website to get her perspective on how someone who had a devastating diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, used that to live their best life.
Today, Joan is one of the leaders in the Momentum group and even leads a monthly social lunch get together with anyone interested in participating. Joan has become a real inspiration for the class.
The Music Man
This is the story of my good friend Andy. Andy was an exceptional music teacher, loved by his students and the staff because of his positive outgoing personality. I was fortunate to meet Andy in the Momentum program for Parkinson’s that had just launched.
I could tell right away that Andy and I would hit it off, because our personalities were similar. We love to have a good time and make other people laugh. Andy and I quickly became friends and participated in partnered activities in the Momentum classes. Andy was viewed by the others in the class as one of the leaders because of the effort he put forth, the empathy he showed towards others and his positive, accepting personality.
Andy, has had his share of setbacks because of Parkinson’s but he has let that deter him from continuing to be an example for others in the class. Andy started a monthly breakfast for the group, to help build comradery with the group outside of class, he has led golf outings for the group and recently has begun to take up Boxing to help manage his Parkinson’s symptoms.
Andy was instrumental sharing his expertise as members of the Momentum class went on tour to sing Christmas song to one of the local Nursing homes. This brought smiles to the residents who otherwise might not have any visitors during the Christmas season. Andy is always willing to share his knowledge and love of music with the group, but more importantly, Andy is a friend, leader and coach for the Momentum group.
Parkinson’s Disease Organizations
I support participate in research, and donate to the following Parkinson’s Disease Organizations
- Michael J. Fox Foundation
- Davis Phinney Foundation
- National Parkinson’s Foundation
- York, PA Jewish Community Center Momentum Program
- Brian Grant Foundation
- American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA)
