Facing Parkinson's
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Carol R.

I was diagnosed with Parkinson's when I was 63, I'm 78 now. One doctor said I had Neuropathy. It wasn't Neuropathy.
 
I said this is not happening to me.
 
Ultimately Parkinson's made me retire.  I didn't have the strength to get up every morning and sometimes I had to get up at six. I was so exhausted. I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. I just didn't have the energy to do it. Plus being alone wasn’t easy.
 
Now I have this companion. We're not married. He helps me. He takes me to the doctor sometimes. We're living in sin.
 
The great thing is, I go out. People don't even know I have Parkinson's. I'm sitting here now and I'm not tremoring or anything. But I notice I'm quieter, I don't talk as much at gatherings and if I sit down too long, I'm stiff like a board.
 
If you socialize you don't think about your problems. When you isolate yourself you think more of your problems. I go to the opera. I go to the Philharmonic. I go to the dance groups. I love it. I get out and I'm lucky that I have somebody to take me and it's fun. Just enjoy your life. Take every day, every day, get up and say I have aches and pains, but I know I'm alive.

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  • Inside the Book
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  • Testimonials
  • Stories
    • Debra Mc.
    • Harry M.
    • Elizabeth M.
    • Bob G.
    • Cathrine D.
    • Alex A.
    • Alice H.
    • Eilen O.
    • Dean S.
    • Gary O.
    • Joan S.
    • Pantaleon H.
    • Marcia H.
    • David L.
    • Frank C.
    • Raj A.
    • Vic M.
    • Darlene R.
    • Randy S.
    • Debra M.
    • Nelson A.