Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword xvii
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting to Know PD 5
Chapter 1: Parkinson’s Disease: The Big Picture 7
Chapter 2: Considering Possible Causes and Risk Factors 19
Chapter 3: Sizing Up Symptoms, Signs, and Stages 33
Part 2: Making PD Part — But Not All — of Your Life 47
Chapter 4: Getting an Accurate Diagnosis 49
Chapter 5: You’ve Been Diagnosed — Now What? 69
Chapter 6: Drafting Your Healthcare Team and Making a Game Plan 85
Chapter 7: Choosing How and When to Share Your News 101
Chapter 8: Young Onset Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia 113
Part 3: Crafting a Treatment Plan Just for You 131
Chapter 9: Eat Well, Sleep Well, and Exercise 133
Chapter 10: Managing PD Symptoms with Prescription Medicines 171
Chapter 11: When Surgery Is an Option 187
Chapter 12: Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies 199
Chapter 13: Combating Anxiety, Depression, and Apathy 215
Chapter 14: Clinical Trials and Your Role in the Search for a Cure 235
Part 4: Living Well with PD 247
Chapter 15: Maintaining Healthy Relationships 249
Chapter 16: PD in the Workplace 267
Chapter 17: Adjusting Your Routine While Your PD Progresses 281
Part 5: Coping with Advanced PD 297
Chapter 18: Facing the Progression of PD Symptoms 299
Chapter 19: When Care Partners Become Caregivers 319
Chapter 20: Putting Your Financial and Legal House in Order 343
Chapter 21: It’s Just Bricks and Mortar: Housing Options You Can Live With 359
Part 6: The Part of Tens 379
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Deal with Difficult Feelings 381
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Care for Your Care Partner 387
Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Make a Real Difference 393
Appendix A: Glossary 399
Appendix B: Additional Resources 409
Index 415
