I am a 51-year-old wife, mother, and grandma who was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 45. My entire family has been devastated by this disease. I have had some very rough times. I have been in & out of the hospital because my stomach has had a hard time tolerating many of the Parkinson's drugs. I also have dystonia which is very painful along with severe Parkinson's pain. In the past six months, I was diagnosed with bursitis in my rt. hip, osteoporosis in my rt. hip, an under active thyroid; and I fell and fractured my rt. pelvis, so I am now and forever, using a wheeled walker.
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