“You are too young to have Parkinson’s,” my new cardiologist said to me. He must have thought I was self diagnosed, had the caffeine shakes, or had an idiot for a neurologist. It was rude. I responded, “Tell that to my Parkinson’s.” Here’s what I wish I said…

Recent research has suggested that the gut has a role in the development of Parkinson’s. The only thing I have in my gut is the sinking feeling that my PD is here to stay…

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“After we talk about your runny nose and cough, I hope you are planning on telling me about that tremor.” By the time my doctor confronted my avoidance of the obvious I already knew I had Parkinson’s…