Stories

I am living well because of the Parkinson Association. Their PD 101 class helped me better understand what my neurologist had told me when I was first diagnosed five years […]

The year was 2000, the beginning of a new millennium. I was at concert and my right hand was tapping along to the music, but my left could not keep

Three years ago, our lives changed when we joined the Parkinson’s world.  At first, we stumbled around on our own trying to find all the information about Parkinson’s we could.

When I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s back in 2021, I was not sure where, or whom, I could look to for information and supports.  In my case, I have many

Initially, doctors told me my symptoms weren’t “typical” for Parkinson’s, given my age and no family history. But after a year of evaluation, I received the diagnosis. My neurologists admitted

Not only did my Parkinson’s diagnosis completely change my lifestyle, it accelerated our planned move from one city to another.   Parkinson Association of Alberta was a lifeline for us as

We were diagnosed on November 29, 2016, and the very next day purposed to join a support group to help us deal with and understand this disease.  That was our

My Father’s Day story actually starts by talking about my mum.  She was diagnosed with young onset PD over 25 years ago.  For many years she has had minimal and

In 2002, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. I was 39, my son was 11 and I was his soccer and his basketball coach. I worried about what kind of

Our dad, Larry Garnier, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease on December 17, 2008 at the age of 64. Even though the diagnosis was hard for us all at first, knowing