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Parkinson’s Disease and Acting Out Your Dreams
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder is a sleep disorder in which you physically act out vivid, often unpleasant dreams with vocal sounds and sudden, often violent arm and… Read more
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Godspeed my friend..
‘Godspeed’ According to Oxford Languages: an expression of good wishes to a person starting a journey. As we get older, we experience the loss of so many around us… It’s… Read more
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Did you read the fine print?
Yes, even with DBS there is fine print! More likely than not, there is probably more than you thought. The doctors try to explain all the dos & don’ts, and… Read more
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Parkinson’s and Mental Health
From the balance between “defying” and “embracing” the condition, to what they value most in life – three people tell us about the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and their sense… Read more
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Winning Combination
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and the benefits of exercise, a powerful combination! DBS is an amazing devise that have mind boggling effects on the Parkinson’s patient! Unfortunately it is not… Read more
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DBS Surgery -Programing Session 4
It’s been a little over a week since my last programing session. Yesterday, I meet with my Neurologist/Movement Specialist Dr. Jennifer Davis and Medtronic’s DBS Specialist Mallory Robb. I hate… Read more
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DBS Surgery-Programing Session 3
It’s been ten days since my last programing session. During that time I had a follow up visit with Dr. Ko’s Physician’s Assistant, Elisabeth Willems. She released me for full… Read more
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DBS Surgery- Programming Session 2
I had my second DBS programming session with Dr. Davis. What should you expect at a programming appoitment? Your doctor will check the device to make sure it is functioning… Read more
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DBS Surgery – Operating room
DBS SURGERY – Stage 2 Photographs They say a picture is worth a thousand words… I recently received these photographs of Stage 2 of my DBS surgery! They brought back… Read more
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DBS Surgery- Programming Session 1
One or Two weeks after surgery, return to clinic for programmingwith your neurologist. Dr. Jennie Davis http://www.mvneurology.com Programing Time – Day One! Yesterday afternoon I went in for programing. My… Read more
Welcome to my blog!
I’m David, I write to help other folks that are in a similar situation as I was, in having a Primary Care Physician that was not paying attention to my concerns. I believe the sooner one is diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the more they can do to delay the intensity of the symptoms!
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