Living with Parkinson’s Disease

My husband Bob collapsed from sepsis, and, after two months in hospitals and rehab places, I brought him home and cared for him until he died, five months later. Here’s some of what I learned [...]

This month, Leslie Rodier shares with us her family’s Parkinson’s story and how she learned to care for herself while balancing her family’s needs. Leslie’s husband Bob Potter serves on PCLA’s [...]

This month we get to know PCLA’s Lora Kurtenbach (Member, PCLA’s Board of Directors) and Sarah King (PCLA’s Information & Referral Specialist). Lora and Sarah are both adult children of parents [...]

Parkinson’s poem by Alan Ascher. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of Sixty-Five. I was told “a pill and exercise” would get me out alive.

Sandy Yaras is the leader of PCLA’s "Let Talk About Parkinson’s" support group and our "PCLA Online" virtual support group. He was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 63. Sandy taught middle school [...]

The risks of being a caregiver is that we are HUMAN BEINGS and sometimes we get sick. Almost every caregiver I know puts their loved one’s health above their own. I care for my husband who has [...]

Care partners of people with Parkinson’s require a major transition and adjustment of expectations about the future.

No, you can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might get what you need —The Rolling Stones Whether you are a caregiver for someone with PD, or caring for a parent, [...]

This is how it started, from my viewpoint. Starting about 9 months after experiencing his first symptoms. June 14 – What’s going on with Richard? Wanting to get a diagnosis so we’re not [...]

I thought Parkinson (Park & Son) was a law firm at first! I was taken back when I was told my diagnosis this year... by artist, Emanuel Emanuele.