Just Having Fun With Parkinson's
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 Change | RSS.com
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
Slow Going : Dealing with Bradykinesia and Parkins | RSS.com
This week’s episode of Ordinary Life was inspired by a conversation Kitty had with a friend who told her they’d been advised by their partner with Parkinson’s that they had no right to complain because it wasn’t happening to them. Yet surely carers of Parkinson’s patients tread a tricky tightrope? Torn between sympathy and irritation, … Read more
Who Cares? Are Carers of People With Parkinson’s U | RSS.com
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! | 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 | RSS.com
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