Living Well with Parkinson's Disease
What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You....That You Need to Know
Chapter One
What Is Parkinson's Disease?
For me, Parkinson's disease started with a twitch in the pinkie of my right hand. I stared down at my finger, willing it to behave but unable to stop the incessant flutter. I was 32 years old, and I never considered that I might have Parkinson's disease.
I did suspect that something was wrong with me. For months I had tired easily. My legs hurt during the day and felt restless at night. I felt like I was shaking on the inside and there was nothing I could do to make it stop. I went from one doctor to another, enduring tests for Lyme disease, lupus, Wilson's Disease, and sleep apnea. The results were all negative. Some people told me it was all in my head; I started to believe them. When your whole world feels crazy, it's easy to question your sanity.
Finally, a doctor wrote me a prescription for Sinemet, a drug used to treat Parkinson's patients. Within days, my fingers stilled, my insides quieted, and I felt like myself again. My d ... read full excerpt from Living Well with Parkinson's Disease ebook
