Living Well with Parkinson's Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You....That You Need to Know (Living Well (Collins)) - Softcover

Garie, Gretchen; Church, Michael J.; Conkling, Winifred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061173223 ISBN 13: 9780061173226

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2008

Synopsis

This is a complete guide to Parkinson's disease, from a patient advocate who founded a successful Parkinson's support group. This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on the medical, emotional, financial, and practical aspects of Parkinson's Disease from two of America's leading advocates for people with the condition. The tone is conversational, pragmatic and personal: the authors offer practical suggestions on handling everyday challenges such as buttoning a shirt or rolling over in bed, explore how PD affects relationships, discuss the role of diet, supplements, rest and relaxation, and the mind-body connection, and offer strategies for navigating professional life.They not only explain what PD is, but unlike other books they show how PD feels, sharing anecdotes and reflections from their own experience and from dozens of people who are living well with PD. This compassionate and inspiring book offers knowledge and wisdom from those who understand the challenges of dealing with PD each day.

About this title

About the Author:

Gretchen Garie is president of Movers and Shakers, a Parkinson's advocacy group, and Congressional Coordinator for the Parkinson's Action Network for the state of Florida. Her husband, Michael J. Church, is executive director of Movers and Shakers and is the Florida State Coordinator for the Parkinson's Action Network. They live with their children in Naples, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061173223
• ISBN 13: 9780061173226
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272