Parkinson's Disease Support Group

16/01/2023

Something you may not know:
Micheal J Fox Canadian actor was diagnosed in 1991 at age 29 with Parkinson’s disease. In the video linked below he discusses his life with Parkinson’s disease.

Actor Michael J. Fox has projected hope and optimism for nearly 30 years since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at age 29. In this week’s Su...

24/11/2022

What causes Parkinson’s Disease?
When you, your loved one, or someone close to you gets diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or gets diagnosed with anything for that matter, the main question that comes to mind is: HOW?

Regarding to what caused Parkinson’s disease, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/parkinsons-disease/causes/ states that:

“Parkinson's disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra.

Nerve cells in this part of the brain are responsible for producing a chemical called dopamine.

Dopamine acts as a messenger between the parts of the brain and nervous system that help control and co-ordinate body movements.

If these nerve cells die or become damaged, the amount of dopamine in the brain is reduced.

This means the part of the brain controlling movement cannot work as well as normal, causing movements to become slow and abnormal.

The loss of nerve cells is a slow process. The symptoms of Parkinson's disease usually only start to develop when around 50% of the nerve cell activity in the substantia nigra have been lost.”

If you have any information about Parkinson’s or any questions feel free to leave a comment. This is a safe space and a community to help one another learn more about this disease.

Parkinson's disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra.

26/09/2022

Do Parkinson’s patients sleep excessively?

According to https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21323392/

“Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is described as inappropriate and undesirable sleepiness during waking hours and is a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease, affecting up to 50% of patients.”

If you want to read more about EDS click the link below. Once again if you have any questions or comments feel free to share. This is a safe space and a community of help.

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is described as inappropriate and undesirable sleepiness during waking hours and is a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease, affecting up to 50% of patients. EDS has a large impact on the quality of life of Parkinson's disease patients as well as of their...

12/09/2022

If you have family member with Parkinson’s disease you may know how Parkinson’s affects you loved one, but do you know what the definition of Parkinson’s disease is?

According to https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease

Parkinson’s disease is:

“Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination.

Symptoms usually begin gradually and worsen over time. As the disease progresses, people may have difficulty walking and talking. They may also have mental and behavioral changes, sleep problems, depression, memory difficulties, and fatigue.”

To read more visit the page linked below.
I hope this information helped, once again feel free to leave comments below if you have any suggestions or helpful tips!

What is Parkinson’s disease? Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this brain disorder.

02/09/2022

As a family member or friend of someone who is dealing with Parkinson’s disease, you may want to know what you can do to help! Here are 10 ways to help according to:

https://www.healthline.com/health/parkinsons-disease/how-to-support

Take a look!

Here are 10 ways to help someone you love manage Parkinson's disease, from learning about the disease to encouraging your loved one to socialize.

01/09/2022

Hello everyone! Just a reminder that if you have any advice or personal recommendations feel free to comment on my posts. Any information to help each other is amazing. Remember this is a safe space to help one another and share!

20/08/2022

Did you know?:

There are different risk factors of someone developing Parkinson’s disease. According to https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-facts-about-parkinsons-disease

- Men are 1.5 times more likely to have PD than women.

- The risk of PD increases with age.

- Most cases occur in patients with no familial link to PD, but some have an inheritance pattern involving certain altered genes that could increase the risk of developing PD.

- Studies have shown a link between exposure to chemicals used in pesticides and herbicides as well as metals and organic pollutants and Parkinson’s disease.

- Repeated blows to the head can increase one’s risk of developing PD- however it doesn’t guarantee a diagnosis.

Learn more about the facts of Parkinson’s disease on the website linked below. Feel free to share any feedback you have in our safe Parkinson’s disease support group.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurogenerative disease that causes nerve cells (or neurons) in the area of the brain that controls movement to weaken and/or die. While healthy neurons produce...

14/08/2022

What are the most common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease? : according to https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease “ •Tremor in hands, arms, legs, jaw, or head
•Muscle stiffness, where muscle remains contracted for a long time
•Slowness of movement
•Impaired balance and coordination, sometimes leading to falls”
To learn more about Parkinson’s disease, take a look at this website which provides lots of valuable information.

What is Parkinson’s disease? Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this brain disorder.

11/08/2022

Hello everyone, welcome to the Parkinson's disease support group. I created this page because my grandfather is currently struggling with Parkinson's disease, I want to do everything I can to help him, and learn more about the disease. This is a safe and judgment-free page where anyone who is struggling with Parkinson's or knows someone who is, can talk as a community about their own experiences and knowledge on the matter.

11/08/2022