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Two Phone Calls, Two Different Outcomes

A couple of years ago, I was asked to talk to two different women in the same week who were recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Both were in their mid-70’s, both lived in Los Angeles and the Pandemic was still with us. But that is where their similarities ended. The phone calls Jane was still working at a high powered job, enjoying life to the fullest. She could not wait to jump into…

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Kirk Hall on Palliative Care Melanoma & Vitamin D Women & Parkinson’s Survey Palliative Care On Sunday, January 15, Kirk Hall spoke to my Sunday Mornings with Twitchy Woman group about Palliative Care, a concept that has beem adapted from the oncology community for the Parkinson’s community. Kirk and his co-author, Dr. Benzi Kluger at the University of Colorado Hospital, define Palliative…

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Catching up on the Parkinson's News

Catching up on the Parkinson’s News

Novelty in exercise is important—incorporating things that are new into the routineMelita T. Petrossian, MD Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get all of the news for Parkinson’s in one place? There is a lot happening and it can be hard to keep up. Today, I want to share a few interesting articles that I have read in the last week. Congress Introduces the National Plan to End Parkinson’s…