I’m grateful to be celebrating another birthday with Parkinson’s disease
WHY IT MATTERS
This personal story from someone living with Parkinson's disease for nine years offers patients and caregivers insight into long-term life management and emotional resilience with a progressive neurological condition.
A 49-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease is celebrating her birthday and reflecting on living with the condition. She shares that she was diagnosed nine years ago and is grateful to be marking another year of life. The article focuses on her personal perspective about managing life with Parkinson's disease.
My birthday is this month, and I’m turning 49. I’m not doing anything particularly exciting to celebrate, just dinner with some friends and my husband. Low-key birthdays are fine by me, but it is a big deal to be entering the last year of my 40s. I started this decade with a bang. Nine years […] The post I’m grateful to be celebrating another birthday with Parkinson’s disease appeared first on Parkinson's News Today .