3.6 Romantizing The Past

Parkinson’s and Me - Navigating Early Parkinson's: Essential Insights

The road ahead is full of incredible challenges. After the diagnosis of Parkison's Disease, it’s easy to push away the future and live in the past. It's important to realize that we remember only the best days while wearing our rose-colored glasses. We forget the average and mundane days and the anxiety that we were feeling. Living in the past keeps us from experiencing the possibility of joy that lies ahead.

Daniel shares the results of a recent appointment he had with his Movement Disorder Specialist.

Having decreased levels of energy is very common in those diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Daniel provides some of his strategies in order to keep moving forward even with the lack of energy.

Daniel continues to keep his diagnosis a secret from everyone except a select few. His reasoning is simple. To keep working for as long as possible before alerting his employer. However, the reality is that he will not be able to keep it up for too much longer. Once he shares the diagnosis with his employer, that is when he will notify everyone else about the Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis. This approach is littered with its own consequences.

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