Parkinsons Disease

[duranman]

Living with it? Causes? Treatments? Anecdotes?...

 

[jomar]

Several flavors...affects folk differently, though extensively. DBS is still largely an art. Avoid Parkinson's if you can.

 

[parodyluvr75]

I had a relative that lived to be very old with it, but they had minimal motor difficulty and tremors only, and no dementia. I don't recall the medication they took. Hope you're not sick.

http://www.parkinson.org/

 

[duranman]

I had a relative that lived to be very old with it, but they had minimal motor difficulty and tremors only, and no dementia. I don't recall the medication they took. Hope you're not sick.

http://www.parkinson.org/

Very kind thoughts, but no it's my dad. Seems to be more ubiquitous than ever, but maybe it's just bcos we're living longer...

 

[hashtag45]

I met a couple of people, and regardless of stage, I was struck by the grief that most families were experiencing.
Hope your dad is doing ok.

 

[duranman]

I met a couple of people, and regardless of stage, I was struck by the grief that most families were experiencing.
Hope your dad is doing ok.

Thank you. Been reading up about it and looking at possible causes and potential cures. Insecticides have long been blamed as have a diet high in saturated fat and dairy produce. I'm convinced his life long smoking habit doesn't help. Though in the case of Muhammed Ali, who's been living with it since the late 70's, it's obvious what triggered his unfortunate predicament. There seem to be many countries/ cultures that don't get it, which is interesting.

Also reversal isn't impossible and the physically active have a much better chance; keeping the mind very active is also paramount. The thought of drug dependency indefinitely for this awful thing though makes me very sad.

 

[parodyluvr75]

I'm very sorry to hear about your dad. It's very hard to take care of an aging ailing relative, I'm sure he's grateful for you.

My relative was very active until they passed, despite also having pretty bad arthritis, so you might have a point. They drank lots of coffee and loved everything saturated in bacon grease too, so not the model of healthy eating. No smoking though.