On January 22, 2025, I marked the one-year anniversary of my Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. Am I back to “normal”? No, I’ll never be normal. I’ve got a neurological disease that is continually progressing behind the scenes and there is no cure for Parkinson’s. However, I have my quality of life back. I’m so grateful that I can walk again, drive,… Read More
In January of 2024, I was using a walker and wheelchair to get around most of my day. I could not drive my car, I could not socialize at night, I had lost 25lbs from the strict diet I was on which limited my protein intake and the times that I could eat, I was not sleeping, and everything I did… Read More
It’s been 7 months since my DBS Surgery in late January and the improvements in my quality of life have been amazing. I’m so grateful for modern medicine and the opportunity that I have been given to continue living my life to the fullest (of course within guidelines set out by my neurologist). I have no idea how long my current quality… Read More
My DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) surgery was on January 22, 2024. In just over 4 months, I’ve had an amazing recovery. Initially, after the surgery, I went through a 2 week period called the “honeymoon” stage. This is the period of time when my Parkinson’s symptoms disappeared due to the swelling of my brain from the surgery. In fact, I was feeling… Read More
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in January 2018 however I had been experiencing Parkinson’s symptoms for 3 years prior to my diagnosis. For the past 5 years, my Parkinson’s disease had progressed very slowly however, my symptoms started to progress very quickly last spring. By this past December, my mobility and quality of life had diminished to the point… Read More
Being diagnosed with a chronic, progressive disease that has no cure is not something that anyone wishes for. I used to think (rather smugly) that I would live a long and ailment-free life because I had practiced a healthy lifestyle for so long. But, sometimes life can throw us curve balls. My Parkinson’s diagnosis was one of the curve balls…. Read More
I asked for your support and you responded! On Saturday, September 9th, I completed the Parkinson Canada Superwalk and raised $13,128.70 for Parkinson Canada. I ended up in 5th place in Canada for the highest individual fundraisers! Wow! I’m so grateful for your support and messages of encouragement. The money raised will go towards supports and services for people with… Read More