I'm 60 years old and have been living with Parkinson's Disease the past 13 years after being diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson's at the age of 47. I've been married to my wife Mary for 37 years. We have two adult Children, Emily and Derek who is married to our daught-in-law Molly. We have two rescue Boxer dogs Duke (10) and Katie (7). I enjoy playing guitar, fly tying and fly fishing and thr outdoors. I'm a Pittsbutgh Steeler and Penquin fan.
Maintaining Social Interactions with Parkinson’s has 6 benefits. These include Combatting Social Isolation, Providing Emotional Support, Encouraging Physcial Activity, Cognitive Stimulation, Fostering a Sense of Purpose and Learning and Information Sharing.
The 5 Benefits of seeing a Movement Disorder Specialist include Specialized Training, Treat Both Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms, Manage and Optimize Medications, Involved with and Updated on Latest Research and Work with Multi-Speciality Teams.
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