ParkinsonsAwareness
Anxious Thoughts: How To Deal With The Fear Of Parkinson’s Progression
If you’re newly diagnosed and feeling doomed, or being kept up at night worrying about the uncertainty of Parkinson’s progression – you are not alone. We have found one of the hardest parts of living with Parkinson’s is realising that it gets worse, and the emotional toll of this. For a long time we pretended … Read more
Parkinson’s Progression: How Our Lives Have Changed
Parkinson’s Progression: How Our Lives Have Change | RSS.com
Bradykinesia: The Parkinson’s Symptom People Don’t Really Understand
Bradykinesia – slowness of movement – can feel like being a snail inching along beside a road where the rest of the world are blurring past obliviously. Its severity can fluctuate quite a lot throughout the day, and over time. I can move relatively “normally” one moment and be severely affected the next. Sometimes is … Read more
5 Surprising Things About The Dopamine Test
Before anyone even gets close to being considered for DBS, there are a series of assessments aimed at figuring out whether you are likely to benefit from it. One of the most daunting of those assessments is what’s commonly called “the dopamine test” or levodopa challenge — though technically it’s more like an “on/off medication … Read more
Move It! Keeping Active With Parkinson’s Mobility Aids
Move It! | RSS.com It’s time to talk mobility aids. Why should we use them, when should we not? Are they good for us, or do they hold, us back mentally and physically? If you have Parkinson’s, how much should we rely on medical assistance instead of exercising? This episode was first broadcast on 5/5/2026 … Read more
The Dopamine Test: Is Deep Brain Stimulation Right For Emma?
The Dopamine Test: is Deep Brain Stimulation Right | RSS.com
We’re Not Your Business Opportunity
We’re Not Your Business Opportunity | RSS.com It’s one thing to sympathise over the very real fears of Parkinson’s. It’s another to use that fear to scam people with pseudo science and a hefty side order of snake oil. Kitty and Emma talk about the various methods of assistance they’ve been offered. Grab yourself a … Read more
Facing Futility
Facing Futility | RSS.com What’s the Point? It’s all a moot argument, isn’t it? Parkinson’s will get you in the end, so why push back at all? We discuss how we deal with feeling apathetic.