It’s OK to Get Angry

Do you ever get angry? As caregivers, I think we all get angry at times and I believe that it’s okay. ‘Anger is a signal and one that is worth listening to. Our anger can be a message that we are being hurt, that our rights are being violated, that our...

Communication

Communication has been important to me since Stan’s initial diagnosis of PD. He is not a frequent talker, but I am convinced that what has allowed us to deal well with Parkinson’s disease is that from the beginning, we have made an effort to communicate...

In the Beginning

Our life with Parkinson’s Disease began in 1980. I’ll always remember because it had been the most stressful year of Stan’s life. He was commuting from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for another round...