If you ask someone what DBS is they might reply… “Deep Brain Stimulation. That’s it. DBS… Deep Brain Stimulation.” If you asked someone else what DBS is, they might reply… “Well, it’s a surgical procedure that involves cutting into the brain and putting some wires in there to help reduce tremors. Something like that.” Okay. ... ...
Sometimes we don’t get all of our facts straight when it comes to getting what we want and as a Parkinson’s patient, we only want one thing… a cure. Since we know that’s in the works but we don’t know when it will come about, we are grateful for anything that comes along that, where ... ...
Many of you have read my account of the Deep Brain Stimulation surgical procedure I had done over the past month. It is now February and I am starting a new month, a new ‘year’ actually, for me, as I was born the first week of the month. And in many ways, I feel like ... ...
Four months ago Ken and I left Oregon and drove down to Pheonix for a doctor’s appointment. It was hard to leave Boo (my 2 year-old granddaughter that I watch everyday). I would have stuffed her in a suitcase and brought her along, if I thought I could have gotten away with it. But, her ... ...
How did it go? I’ll tell you… After a 20 hour drive, we pulled in to Phoenix in time for my MRI. We thought, since we were about an hour early we’d check in first, but as we waited for the help desk in the hotel, we glanced at the clock and realized we were ... ...
You will cry… get the Kleenex. But – it gets better. It gets great. I promise. Thanks Kay, for sharing your story – for all of us… And, special thanks to Jim Harry for making this video possible. I Just Wanna Dance – Story of Parkinson”s Dise ...
The verdict has been handed over and it’s final… I am blessed. Ken (my husband, for those of you who don’t know his name) and I returned from visiting his mom and dad about a week and a half ago, that right after returning from visiting my mom and dad in Montana two weeks before ... ...
Most of you are probably enjoying the cool of your air conditioner (it’s over 100 here) and keeping up with the Olympics. Davis Phinney, father of current Olympic participant, Taylor Phinney, recently underwent deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s Disease. While in China to watch his son compete in the cycling events at the Olympics, ... ...
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