Ten years ago, when I was 72 years of age, I first felt the symptoms of Parkinson 's Disease. I noticed that my third finger on my right hand was trebling just a little. I have put it out of my mind. We were relocating to the west coast and as soon as I found time I found a family doctor and told him He laid for me to see a neurologist who affirmed my suspicion that I had Parkinson 's disease!
I soon found a Parkinson 's support group and began to attend their meetings. From these meetings. I began to get a better understanding of what this disease is all about.
- First and foremost, many people have it as well as other illnesses similar to to Parkinson & # 39; s.
- There is no cure for the disease.
- The disease can be held at bay by exercise.
Walk and walk some more.
We increased our walking by taking a morning and evening walk. If it is cold, wear a. I am afraid that it is cold, a wear a raincoat or use an umbrella. If it is doing all of that, head for a big box store such as Walmart, Home Depot or Lowes where they have wide aisles and lots of room. Get in the habit of never missing the daily walks. find that two walks are better than one as we do not get tired after first one and we look forward to our second walk later.
Now for the brain.
Sudoku is another test that makes a person use the brain to solve the puzzles. Scrabble puzzles, word scramblers, and cryptograms will put a person & # 39; s brain to the test. Jigsaw puzzles are excellent task masters.
After 10 years of fighting it, people I know and meet hardly know I have Parkinson & # 39; s disease, fretting and looking at Parkinson & # 39; 39; s. Give these body and brain exercises a try!
