Continuing our coverage of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we’d like to introduce you to Jim Atwell, a PatientsLikeMe member who has been living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) since 2007. A retired college professor, late-in-life farmer and weekly columnist for his rural newspaper, Jim recently published his second book, Wobbling Home: A Spiritual Walk with Parkinson’s. This… Continue reading Interview with Jim Atwell, Author of “Wobbling Home: A Spiritual Walk with Parkinson’s”
Tag: Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Tell the World: Parkinson’s Patients Unite Online and Off
At PatientsLikeMe, thousands of patients are uniting online to share health data, find patients like them, and to learn from one another. Since this is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we wanted to highlight an off-line event that also represents unity – aptly named the Unity Walk. The annual event, which takes place next weekend in New… Continue reading Tell the World: Parkinson’s Patients Unite Online and Off
2010 Parkinson’s Awareness Month: Interview with EnglishTutor
What better way to kick-off 2010 Parkinson’s Awareness Month than to bring you “the patient voice.” At PatientsLikeMe, we believe in getting to know the person, not just the “patient.” That’s why we interview patients each month in our newsletter to find out more about how they approach life. We recently featured englishtutor, a… Continue reading 2010 Parkinson’s Awareness Month: Interview with EnglishTutor
Share On: Parkinson’s Awareness Month and PatientsLikeMe PD Community Anniversary
Did you know this April is both Parkinson’s Awareness Month and the 2-year anniversary of the PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s community? We invite you to celebrate with us all month as we share real-world patient insights and experiences of living with this disease…and we ask you to share on! The PatientsLikeMe Parkinson’s community has come a long… Continue reading Share On: Parkinson’s Awareness Month and PatientsLikeMe PD Community Anniversary