Resilient: Living Relentlessly – a Column by Jo Gambosi

Dance Fever: Movement Therapy for Parkinson’s

Kick up your heels and get ready: A unique adventure awaits, and your shaking, trembling, and balance issues won’t stop you! Dance classes have emerged as a means to improve motor skills and cognitive abilities for those with Parkinson’s disease (PD), while also boosting their personal artistic expression. According to…

Embracing Vulnerability in Parkinson’s

If you ask others what vulnerability means, they’ll often respond with something that implies weakness. Many people affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD) may believe the falsehood that they no longer are enough of a person because of their vulnerability. Caregivers and family…

How My Sister and I Are Facing the Parkinson’s Fatigue Dilemma

When my older sister, Bev, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, visited me last winter to escape Ohio’s frigid temps and snow, and to receive some dental work in sunny Arizona where I live, I noticed some definite changes in her. She is…