It has been almost ten years since my Parkinson’s diagnosis. I have worked hard at staying well. I exercise, watch what I eat, stay connected to friends, and spend time helping others do the same. I have watched hundreds of webinars and talked to dozens of groups. ChatGPT told me that it is generally accepted that when someone studies a subject for 10,000 hours, they are an expert. I have had Parkinson’s over 85,000 hours (ChatGPT did the math too). I guess that makes me an expert…at being a Parkinson’s patient at least. A couple of weeks ago, I made a rookie mistake. I ended up in the ER in the middle of the night. I woke up with severe abdominal pain. Before leaving for the hospital and as I was lying on the bathroom floor, I was yelling at my husband to grab this medication, and that medication, grab supplies for my Vyalev pump, make sure to get my insurance cards. After arriving in ...
My Journey with Parkinson's by Lauren Simmons