If you are a newly-diagnosed ParkinsonÕs patient, a ParkinsonÕs survivor, a family member or a caregiver, affected by the disease, this book, written by a 20-year ParkinsonÕs survivor is for you.
Briony Cooke will help you with:
Understanding your diagnosis and its implications,
Managing your own and otherÕs reactions,
Understanding your emotional changes,
Knowing the facts and the myths about what ParkinsonÕs is, and is not,
Taking control of, and managing your medication and most beneficial diet,
Coping with somnolence and insomnia,
Understanding the importance of, and practising, exercise,
Finding and participating in support groups,
Learning about ParkinsonÕs clinical trials,
Learning about the reality and rewards of deep brain stimulation (DBS),
Facing your future,
Minding and caring for your brain,
Coping and overcoming anxiety, panic, depression, Communication breakdown and feeling invisible,
Managing work and early retirement,
Being and remaining positive.