[Dan DeMinno]

Hi Mary and John. My name is Dan DeMinno and have been diagnosed with PD in Sept. of 2019. My condition is similar to Johns. Here is a little about myself . I am a 63 year old retired NYC firefighter. I worked in an extremely busy fire house in the Bronx. I worked many days and nights down at ground zero on 9/11 and after from which I firmly believe is where I contracted PD. I have been diagnosed with a very early stage of PD. I have slight left hand tremors, rigidity in my left arm. My voice seems hoarse a little more than occasionally. I lost my sense of smell a few years ago. Other then those symptoms I’m feeling pretty good. In my opinion the key to slowing down the advancement of this disease is staying very active with exercise. Probably about 5x a week for 2 hours I workout in my basement(family room) doing a 2 mile walk on my treadmill some days light weight workout others crunches. Then a 10 min. hang on my inversion table then finally an hour of stretching and ti chi. I’m in good spirits hoping for a cure soon. be safe to all, Dan