April 29, 2015

It is time to view the medical world differently. The following information is a “sign of the times” in health and medicine. Ask yourself,...

April 1, 2015

Billy Graham is now 96 years old with Parkinson’s disease. In January 2000 leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina invited ‘their favorite son’, Billy Graham, to a luncheon...

April 1, 2015

Dogs, of course, are good for depression. Both of my dogs have helped me with my moods more than I thought was capable of things...

April 1, 2015

The California Department of Health Services has issued the revised “Spousal Resource Allowance” and “Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance” figures for 2015. These are...

April 1, 2015

It wasn’t too long ago I finally took time out of my busy schedule to take a trip to my mom’s house. Phone calls...

March 1, 2015

Website: NLM.nih.gov/medlineplus/  Autonomic Neuropathy is a group of symptoms that occur when there is damage to the nerves that manage every day body functions such...

March 1, 2015

A spider was quietly spinning his web in his own space. It was beside the sleeping space of Nokomis, the grandmother. Each day, Nokomis...

March 1, 2015

The dust jacket of the book The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, a classic book on innovation published by the Harvard Business School Press...

March 1, 2015

There was a Nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue...

March 1, 2015

Many with Parkinson’s Disease use physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy services to maintain their quality of life and independence. Unfortunately, Medicare limits or “caps”...

March 1, 2015

Originally published here. Regularly drinking beer could help slow dementia, research suggests. Scientists have discovered an ingredient in hops which they think could slow the...

March 1, 2015

If you have Parkinson’s and are looking for treatments beyond the pharmaceutical products you may be taking, you’ve probably heard of neuroprotective therapies. Traditional...

January 31, 2015

Below are seven ways a generous spirit and a grateful attitude can improve your physical well-being -- something that should be a priority all...

January 31, 2015

Palliative care is meant to make the patient more comfortable. To palliate is to make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant...

January 31, 2015

Many people in the Parkinson’s world are very excited by the approval of Extended Release (ER) Rytary by the FDA. The drug should be...