I do not like the term “Parkie”. It seems to convey a light-hearted reflection on Parkinson’s Disease, and from my experiences, Parkinson’s is not a lot of fun.

Ted Wilton

Dizzy spells [perhaps caused by low blood pressure] and the so-called “goofy head” are most annoying to me, as both have hindered my mobility on uneven surfaces [I am a geologist, and this has essentially eliminated all of my field work now. As time advances these two symptoms seem to be getting routine, especially for the first few hours after… Read more

After I take my Sinemet along with a single Colace tablet in the morning, I take a single cap full of MiraLAX (actually the Costco version, which is less expensive than the MiraLAX brand) in a large cup of coffee. This seems to work almost all of the time and is generally effective in keeping me regular. I used to travel extensively with my… Read more

Our youngest daughter, who is 37, had the surgery earlier this year, and it turned her life around, essentially it has been a miracle for her. So many of her symptoms are no longer active, and the reduction in her medications has been significant.

I had been skeptical of its benefits, but in her case I was wrong. My PD is less pronounced… Read more