Tag: muhammad ali parkinson’s research center

Like It or Not

Be the 100th person to “Like” us on Facebook and receive the book, “100 Questions and Answers About Parkinson’s Disease”, by Abraham Lieberman, past director of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Research Center. 100 Q & A is a great resource for those newly diagnosed and for those who have been diagnosed for a longer period. ... ...

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Centers of Excellence Make Excellent Choices for Parkinson’s Disease Care

Searching for a list of Centers of Excellence, such as that of which I happened upon when searching for my missing Movement Disorders doctor (he knew where he was, however I didn’t), I came upon a government listing for these centers which fascinated me. The NINDS, otherwise known as the National Institute of Neurological Disorders ... ...

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The Misconceptions, Myths, and Realities of Parkinson’s Disease

There are many ideas of what Parkinson’s disease is and isn’t.  Call them myths, misconceptions, ignorance – the fact remains that there are wrong ideas floating around in the minds of not only people who don’t have PD, but also people who do have PD. For starters, Parkinson’s is no longer an ‘old’ person’s disease.  ... ...

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DBS… Been there. Done that.

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 ... ...

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Heaven’s Gift Re-Given

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 ... ...

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