Parkinson's Toolkit

Tuesday June 01, 2021

You’ve got Parkinson’s? Better pack your tool kit. 

What goes in it? Here are some of the essentials.

Patience. If you’re not good at this, you need to practice. Everything takes longer with Parkinson’s, from tying your shoes to crossing a room, to formulating and speaking a sentence. It is maddening to shuffle through “off” periods when it can be torture to do everyday things like unload the dishwasher or do laundry. The only way to do this is one… step… at…a… time… patiently.

Navigating Email Overload

Tuesday May 25, 2021

The pandemic has put many of us in an email overload — it's been a popular way to reach each other. When our inbox is jam-packed on a daily basis, though, some of these connections feel more like spam! Here are some tips to help balance out the communications we want and need, and those we don't.