We have a friend with early-onset Parkinson’s, a lovely guy with a formerly high-powered career who has had to slow way down due to his disease. He has help, and we chip in with dog walks, little favors, fellowship and so forth, but it is sometimes very rough for him. We are crossing our fingers a recent surgery to implant an electrode in his head will successfully regulate his symptoms and get him off the medications. (*UPDATE: Success! 💛)
If you see a Parkinson’s sufferer with involuntary muscle movements—facial, shoulder and neck tics, flailing limbs, unsteady gait—I understand much of that is a side-effect of the meds. (We went to a sporting goods store for a walking pole to help steady him, and me, the dog, and several passersby almost lost an eye in the resulting fray.)
Months ago, he had a round of cortisone injections in his arm because the constant movement—even in his sleep—caused a repetitive stress injury which left him in agony; thankfully it helped, and he was soon flashi…
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