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Lori DePorter, who lives in Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 45. She shares about the judgment-free outlet that’s helped her navigate the emotional weight of Parkinson’s progression.

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A thing that I’ve done: I’ve seen a counselor from day one. I’ve had a psychologist, and I’ve gone through three.

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I don’t know what that says about me. I made three of them retire. That’s a big piece of my treatment plan.

It’s crucial because I needed somewhere to just dump things. Be unapologetically me and not be judged. And that provided that for me.

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