“Parkinson’s is a part of my life, but it is not life itself.”
--David, 56, three years after diagnosis
While your journey with Parkinson’s is different from anyone else's, from age of onset, to the symptoms you will experience, to your reactions to medications, there are common strategies you can take to live well with PD.
Strategies for living well may include:
Managing nutrition and medications – to maintain the highest quality of daily living with PD.
Performing activities that may benefit you and your symptoms - painting, tai-chi, exercise – to take charge of your life with PD.Connecting with the PD community and become informed about PD.
Getting involved in advocacy, clinical trials, support groups, and educational conferences – to be both a benefactor and a participant in the community.
Planning ahead to maximize adaptation to this disease on your own terms; to make living well at home and work a priority at every point in the disease process by using assistive technologies, the expertise of allied professionals such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, and nutrionists, when needed.
