Comments on: Father and Son: A Game, and a Battle with Parkinson’s

By: Cindy Stewart

Cindy Stewart — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 10:13:01 +0000

WOW! What a heroic story! When it comes down to it is family. Always family. You and I were blessed in that regards.
My sister, Judy, she had corticobasal degeneration. Atypical Parkinson’s. Judy was diagnosed in August 2013. She died July 19, 2016. We had no family history of Parkinson’s on maternal or faternal sides of the family. She had no trauma to her head.She part bravely everyday. Never complained. Never said why me. No anger. Her MDS would always ask her how she was feeling. Judy always replied she was just fine
Judy died with all her loves ones around.
She was unable to speak, swallow, walk, sit up on her own. Confined to a hospital bed. She still smiled.
Parkinson’s is wicked, vile disease. Parkinson’s should be ready eradicated just like cancer.
Point of interest :
The very 1st study of atypical Parkinson’s study is being conducted by The Micheal J Fox Foundation this year, 2017.

By: Maura Horton

Maura Horton — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:55:47 +0000

Tears in my eyes. Probably not what you want to hear. I can somewhat relate. My husband, also a collegiate coach (football) was diagnosed with parkinsons at 48. Coaches who pride themselves in not only the love of the game but even more the love of movement. To watch their players have heightened success with their body performing spectacular feats and their minds remembering every angle and detail- and then for them to have own body betray them in a brutal way is unexplainable. Unexplainable to them, their children and their players- who we all know are just as big of a part of the family. My husband just recently “forced” to retire from the field. No one in athletics truly wants a “sick” or shakey person around. But I’m sharing with him your story because the greatest challenges really aren’t educating the people who don’t understand the disease but living – really living – with the disease.

By: Justine Blankenbeckler

Justine Blankenbeckler — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:35:12 +0000

This story touched me very deeply, as I just lost someone 2 weeks ago today with not only Parkinson’s and a Blood Disorder. My Special person in my life never complained, he had ever been through a tragic car accident in 1995, hit by a drunk driver, and had Brain Surgery in 2003. We never expected this, or knew how to handle it in public. He had not drove since 2003, so taking the access van was hard on him. He was so independent. But No Complaints!! He Got the Diagnosis of Cancer a while ago, Leukemeia. He did not want his family to know. They saw his Parkinson’s when they came out rarely, and he his a lot, but it was getting worse, and he was only 58. The reason ? They were more afraid than him!! The stigma on them! How dare they! Well a month of Chemo, and the Dr. released him, I thought too soon, with a pic line , he was weak, shaky with the Parkinson’s, and I went out and came home and he was gone, passed , God took him , We have battled many health problems of his for years, I miss hi so much , and would do it all over. I know he is not suffering, I am, but don’t be sad I just wanted to share. This story touched my heart so much I cried. Thank you.