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Don Harris replied to the topic How long have you known you have Parkinson's? in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 3 weeks, 2 days ago
I was suspicious that I had PD 10 years ago and it was confirmed 2 years later. PD has progressed very slowly to the extent that it is only early stage one.
As any medication or treatment has no effect on the progression of PD but can only treat the symptoms I wonder what benefit there is to be gained in early diagnosis.
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Don Harris replied to the topic Do you ever feel misunderstood? in the forum Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and Advocacy 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My wife does not always understand me but then again, I don’t think she ever has!
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Don Harris replied to the topic What do you think of the term 'Parkie'? in the forum Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and Advocacy 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Do we now refer to Long Covid sufferers as Covies and those with Cerebral Palsy as Palsies? Hopefully Parkies does not catch on.
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Don Harris started the topic Benign tremulous Parkinsonism in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 1 year, 9 months ago
By chance when reading a Forum reply I heard of Benign Tremulous Parkinsonism (BTP) where limited PD symptoms are very slow progressing and generally are not responsive to levedopa. Local enquiries about it have mainly drawn blanks so I wonder whether there are others who seem to have the characteristics eg. tremor at rest but mild non-tremor…[Read more]
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Don Harris replied to the topic Moving House and Parkinson's in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 1 year, 9 months ago
My wife and I spent a lot of mainly enjoyable time maintaining and improving our large, intensive garden of about 1 hectare on some steeply sloping ground in the scenic Adelaide Hills. Some little while after I was diagnosed with PD we decided to bite the bullet and downsize onto a more manageable property. This happened about 3 years ago but my…[Read more]
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Don Harris became a registered member 1 year, 10 months ago
