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• Parkinson's Disease for Dummies

  Tagliati, Michele,

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  This book is an easy-to-understand, straightforward, and sometimes humorous guide that offers proven techniques for coping with daily issues, finding the right doctors, and providing care as the disease progresses.

• A Day With Parkinson's

  Hultquist, A.

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  Ever since Grandpa got Parkinson's, Noah has noticed he hasn't been the same. He doesn't have as much energy as he used to, and sometimes when he's excited or happy, he can't smile. Noah worries that Parkinson's is his fault, but Grandpa assures him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Parkinson's Primer

  An Indispensable Guide to Parkinson's Disease for Patients and Their Families

  Vine, John M.

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  Here is the book that John Vine and his wife, Joanne, wish they could have consulted when John was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease--a nontechnical, personal guide written from the patient's perspective. Relying on his experiences over the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson

  the Pioneering Life of a Forgotten Surgeon and the Mysterious Disease That Bears His Name

  Lewis, Cherry, 1947-

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  A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson and the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London. Parkinson's disease is one of the most common forms of dementia, with 60,000 new cases each year in the United States alone,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dancing in Small Spaces

  One Couple's Journey With Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia

  Davidson, Leslie A.,

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  An unstintingly honest and surprisingly humorous memoir that charts a couple's parallel diagnoses of Parkinson's and Lewy body dementia. In 2011, Leslie Davidson and her husband Lincoln Ford were enjoying retired life to the fullest as ardent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ali

  A Life

  Eig, Jonathan

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  Based on more than 500 interviews, including Muhammad Ali's closest associates, and enhanced by access to thousands of pages of newly released FBI records, this is a thrilling story of a man who became one of the great figures of the twentieth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parkinson's Disease

  Late Onset

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  Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder, manifested by slowness of movement, tremor and rigidity. Symptoms vary, affecting movement, posture and balance. It mostly affects people in middle to late years, although people in their 30s and 40s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Time Like the Future

  An Optimist Considers Mortality

  Fox, Michael J., 1961-

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  The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's

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  In a story that offers a new take on what it means to live with degenerative illness, three people grapple with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. An optician pursues brain surgery; a mother raising a preteen daughter becomes a boxing coach; and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brisbane

  a Novel

  Vodolazkin, E. G.,

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  In this complex novel from the winner of two of Russia's biggest literary prizes, a celebrated guitarist robbed of his talent by Parkinson's disease seeks other paths to immortality: by authorizing a biographer and adopting an exceptionally gifted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On My Own

  Rehm, Diane,

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  In a deeply personal and moving book, the beloved NPR radio host speaks out about the long drawn-out death (from Parkinson's) of her husband of fifty-four years, and of her struggle to reconstruct her life without him."

• The Parkinson's Plan

  a New Path to Prevention and Treatment

  Dorsey, E. Ray,

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  In The Parkinson's Plan, two doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson's research detail the steps necessary to prevent, slow, and treat this debilitating condition. They show readers how to prevent the disease through the food we eat, the water we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tai Chi for Parkinson's

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  Tai Chi movements, gentle balance, and enhancing motions can assist the Parkinson patient by helping to reduce the gradual loss of balance that accompanies this disease. This video takes you through an exciting workout, using all parts of the body…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In This Faulty Machine

  a Memoir of Loss and Transformation

  Page, Kathy, 1958-

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  An exquisite memoir of the author's life since being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease--informative, funny, and moving all at once. Acclaimed novelist Kathy Page had just completed a promotional tour for her award-winning book Dear Evelyn when a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Awakenings

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  Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Always Looking Up

  the Adventures of An Incurable Optimist

  Fox, Michael J., 1961-

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  There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Carer

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  Diagnosed with a rare form of Parkinson's Disease, ailing theatrical legend Sir Michael Gifford is terminally ill and determined to not let his health affliction stand in the way of what could be his final on-stage appearance. He's also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lucky Man

  a Memoir

  Fox, Michael J., 1961-

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  A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease.

• Love & Other Drugs

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  Free-spirited Maggie meets her match in a charming Viagra salesman named Jamie. Maggie and Jamie leap into a no-strings-attached affair, but no matter how hard they try to keep things 'casual,' they can't help falling under the influence of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation