musings, views, and information about living with Parkinson’s disease by Kathleen Cochran, diagnosed in 1997 at age 48. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5095226-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @parkinsons)http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/Is it coincidence? US News and World Report just came out with a bunch of new articles on brain...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/142520984http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/142520984Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:19:00 -0400paarkinsonsparkinson'sparkinson's diseaseTMSECTDBS<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/xqkIk6zI8pwzck90mbbH1lDUo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>photo by sadiescraps on flickr</p>http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141828321http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141828321Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:30:00 -0400parkinsonsparkinson'sblindnesstongueVision is an issue for many PWPs. The idea of vision loss is pretty scary, but we can take comfort...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141827644http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141827644Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:29:00 -0400parkinson'sparkinsonsperceptionsensessynesthesiatechnologyvisionparkinson's diseaseABSTRACT Eleven patients with severe Parkinson’s disease and on-off-phenomena were included in...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141445366http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/141445366Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:23:00 -0400Parkinsonsparkinson'sECTFrom the American Journal of  Psychiatry, 146:11, November 1989. The following quote is the...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140893895http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140893895Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:30:00 -0400Since reading Dr. Goulston’s article (see the post just before this one), I’ve been...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140360648http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140360648Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:43:00 -0400parkinsonsparkinson'sECTelectroconvulsive therapyThis article by Dr. Mark Goulston on the Huffington Post really got my attention. Be sure to read it...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140354011http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/140354011Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:28:00 -0400parkinsonsparkinson'sECTelectroconvulsive therapyright to diedepressionnot your usual springtime poem: This is National Poetry Month, and anyone who thinks of poetry as...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/97847469http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/97847469Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:42:00 -0400<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/xqkIk6zI8mamjcbgsv1cupGto1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>photo by RBerteig on flickr.com</p>http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/96215527http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/96215527Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:02:00 -0400Researchers studying a volunteer program in which seniors work with elementary school children...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/96204359http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/96204359Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0400Read about her journey...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/95306241http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/95306241Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:21:13 -0400What’s the advantage to knowing whether you have a genetic predisposition to a disease? What...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/87794952http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/87794952Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:43:20 -0400Sergey Brin—founder of Google, bearer of a genetic marker associated with a disposition towards...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/86669195http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/86669195Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:32:00 -0400parkinsonsparkinson'sSergey BrinMichael J. FoxKatie Hood23andMe<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/xqkIk6zI8kygr18vhvwl7lf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marci Silverman at her journey’s start</p>http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/85730189http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/85730189Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:07:00 -0400parkinsonsparkinson'sOn March 3, I posted about Marci Silverman, who is pedaling her bicycle cross-country to raise money...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/85727531http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/85727531Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:53:00 -0400parkinson'sparkinsonsDavis Phinney FoundationMarci SilvermanA vigorous  and intrepid woman named Marci Silverman is about to bike across the country to raise...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/83353680http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/83353680Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:20:36 -0500Every time the ban on embryonic stem cells is challenged, there is a sudden surge of excitement...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/81846461http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/81846461Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:37:00 -0500parkinson'sparkinsonsFrom the CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the question that’s on so many minds: Why the delay...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/80676743http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/80676743Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:33:00 -0500Inflammatory processes have been implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Maybe that’s why...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/80169818http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/80169818Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:49:00 -0500parkinson'sparkinsonsclothes that don't fight you: click here : I’m a fan of Flax: comfy, stylish,...http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/78928595http://parkinsons.tumblr.com/post/78928595Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:35:00 -0500