Can anything good ever come from Parkinson’s disease, you might wonder? There’s no question that (PD) it is a chronic disease fraught with many challenges. But, in 2008, Parkinson’s was the conduit that brought me to my friend, Kate Kelsall. In the fall of 2008 when...
When seeing a patient for the first time, or for an annual re-assessment, they are required to sign a form, with four signature lines. If a patient has Parkinson’s disease, they will usually state that their handwriting is “horrible,” and rarely, if ever, do all four...
This post originally appeared on February 3, 2015, and is re-posted at this time in memory of my dear friend, Kate Kelsall, who died on July 29, 2018 after a courageous life with Parkinson’s disease. February 3, is Saint Blaise’s feast day, which in...
