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celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 27 Oct 21

Robin Williams ended his life on August 11, 2014. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991 and suffered from depression. But the autopsy showed he had been wrongly diagnosed and actually had Williams and Lewy body dementia....

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Ozzy - Parkinson's

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 21 Jan 20

I just read that Ozzy Osbourne has said he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I started to listen to Ozzy about 40 years ago when I was 10. I have all his albums on CD including the ones when he was with Black...

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Gait training for Parkinsons's patient using music (Video)

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 26 Mar 17

Some here may have watched the video included here about Gait training for a Parkinson's patient using music. It was shared on Facebook at one point and may have also been shared here. Music therapy can be a wonderful thing for...

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Saddened For A Former Schoolmate

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90717) • Philippines 8 Jun 16

When we attended the Alumni homecoming last May , not only did I get to meet some batchmates whom I haven’t seen since we graduated in high school but also some who were schoolmates . A woman called my name while approaching...

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Parkinson's Disease: Twice as Much to See

Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61463) • United States 16 May 16

Friday morning we had an appointment to see my husband's neurologist. It is his regular every 6 months visit. He has been having issues with double vision. The doctor has now said that he can not drive, at east until we see a...

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Exercise at the YMCA Pool

Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61463) • United States 20 Apr 16

My friend Kathy signed up for a program at the YMCA called Aquatic Motion. She thought it would be a good program for my husband as well. Today was our first class. We get a very discounted price on this class because we have...

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Alzheimer's Disease Transmittable

seren3 @seren3 (387) • Los Angeles, California 24 Sep 15

A protein, TDP-43, functions in the manner of poisonous and infectious proteins called prions, which cause the brain destruction that occurs in Mad Cow and Chronic Wasting Disease. They are found in animal products - blood and...

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Can't believe it has been a year already....

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 9 Aug 15

since Robin Williams was found dead in his step son's bedroom having hung himself. His death came as enough of a shock, but suicide? Ugly. He was such a genius and the world loved him. I was watching a episode of Autopsy: The...

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"LIKE" ICCCCK on Facebook-citizens want medical research be made without interference.

flpoolbum @flpoolbum (2978) • United States 4 Feb 14

That's all that I ask! When I contact Government officials and the media, I want them to check out my Facebook page and see that I AM NOT ALONE! One minute of your time to LIKE the ICCCCK (International Coalition of Concerned...

diabetes and it's complication

simjing @simjing (6) 14 Mar 11

my father is diabetic, and recently we noticed some physically changes with him, he started to have tremors. After consulting with the neurologist,they concluded that my father has parkinsonism, which maybe due to multi-infarc....

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What is Lou Gehrig's Disease?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 8 Nov 09

A friend asked that in another discussion, and I want to share a little about it here. I have a friend on MyLot whose husband has been diagnosed with it. The real name is amyotropic lateral sclerosis. The roots of the words are...

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stem cell research? technically is it life?

chanice @chanice (58) • United States 30 May 09

although it may be life, its not fully formed life. what do you feel is the problem with stem cell reasearch? why did a take 8 years for reasearch to began? it is proven to improve lifes of people with the following: Parkinson's...

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My mother-in-law has Parkinsons

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 17 Jul 08

And she does not eat much at all. Does this go with Parkinsos? Also she does not drink anything at all hardly. She will maybe drink 1 glass of water a day and that is because she has to take pills. Otherwise she says that she is...

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Possible Parkinson's Trigger Discovered

theprogamer @theprogamer (10532) • United States 3 Jan 08

This one I found interesting. People know about Parkinson's disease and what it entails, but finding this trigger puts it in perspective. Apparently a cellular glitch can cause the disease. Autophagy is the notable process in...

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Holiday Shopping - 'Tis the Season for Non-Profit Organizations!

evilshenanigansaz @evilshenanigansaz (42) • United States 30 Oct 07

Each year around this time, people hit the shopping malls, department stores, and the internet spending billions of dollars on holiday gifts. Every retailer makes most of their annual revenue during this time. Around this same...

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sndyincato @sndyincato (139) • United States 4 Nov 06

Parkinson's disease does not affect everyone the same way. In some people the disease progresses quickly, in others it does not. Although some people become severely disabled, others experience only minor motor disruptions. Tremor...

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Michael J Fox and Rush Limbaugh

tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 25 Oct 06

I had seen a story recently about Michael J Fox appearing in political ads without his Parkinson's medication to show the effects and plead for voters to support candidates who support stem cell research. Now I just heard that...

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