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I still remember the day all the pain and surgeries finally paid off. It was mid-May, 2024, and I was still rocking my crazy haircut, and the lumps in my head where the implants were installed were healing up nicely. The pain in my shoulder was still there, and my left leg was still dragging as I walked. Additionally, my left arm still hung when I walked instead of the normal swinging motion. I was definitely hoping for a miracle when they finally turned on the DBS. Before th

After several MRI scans, blood tests, and a psychological exam I finally was approved for the Deep Brain Surgery. I remember I wasn't afraid because I was getting pretty locked up and the pain in my right shoulder was relentless. I got the call in February of 2024 that the doctor had a cancellation, and I could get in in late March, I said yes, and started to get a little nervous. The night before my family came with me to Stanford and we got a hotel close to the hospital. We

So, I was considering Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. Basically, they bore two nickel size holes into your head, put some wires deep into...

I have to say that losing my career was a tough blow. I remember walking out with a big box of the rest of my personal items alone that...

The pain.    That is one of the main thing that surprised me about Parkinsons. I never knew it could be so painful. I tell people that of...

Nothing like waiting to see what is wrong with you. I know there are many of you reading this who know the feeling of being told that...

So, it was about August of 2021... the left side of the body was not behaving properly, and now I was having speech problems. In the back...

I am in no way a doctor, and this is just a way for me to better understand this disease. When I was first diagnosed with PD, I really...

Ok, so........it was mid-2021, I was back to work from my neck surgery and for some crazy-ass reason my left leg had started to drag. My...

It's kind of hard to pinpoint when the first big signs of Parkinsons started showing up. The diminished sense of smell, the softening...

How did I end up getting YOPD (Young onset Parkinsons Disease)?