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Tuesday
It's Time Patients Got Their Drugs on Time
"Talking with people suffering from Parkinson's Disease has opened my eyes to the problems they face.
I was particularly moved when one man explained to me how, although he might be feeling intense joy, he could no longer smile, not even, as he put it, at a new born baby. But I have also seen the great strides made in treatment, making it possible to live more fulfilling lives and keeping family life as normal as possible, for Parkinson's is not just a disease of the elderly, it affects young parents, even children.
People with Parkinson's rely on a number of drugs that are tailored and timed to their particular needs and as a result allow control of movement. With an uneven release of the drugs, a person may suddenly not be able to move, get out of bed or walk down the corridor...."
"Talking with people suffering from Parkinson's Disease has opened my eyes to the problems they face.
I was particularly moved when one man explained to me how, although he might be feeling intense joy, he could no longer smile, not even, as he put it, at a new born baby. But I have also seen the great strides made in treatment, making it possible to live more fulfilling lives and keeping family life as normal as possible, for Parkinson's is not just a disease of the elderly, it affects young parents, even children.
People with Parkinson's rely on a number of drugs that are tailored and timed to their particular needs and as a result allow control of movement. With an uneven release of the drugs, a person may suddenly not be able to move, get out of bed or walk down the corridor...."