What does Parkinson's feel like?
What does Parkinson's feel like? I am not an expert on Parkinson's in any way. Nor do I have any great insights to the disease or coping strategies. My approach to the disease over the last few years has been to survive the best I can, to stay as "normal" as I could, to hope for a slow progression, and to surround myself with people I love and care about. For four plus years that approach has pretty much worked for me, but lately things have been getting a little more complicated. One late night last week I found myself stranded on the bedroom floor (I won't go into the stupid decisions and actions that got me there). Toni, my patient angel of a wife, and I struggled for over half an hour to try to find some way of getting up short of calling 911. I was experiencing significant pain in both my hips that prevented me from turning or bending. Toni formulated a plan of attack and we eventually (and painfully) worked it out, but the experience frightened both o...