This book contains tips, techniques, and shortcuts learned from personal experience and arranged in categories of daily activities for easy reference. Each chapter begins with insights and observaitons of people living with Parkinson's. Readers then learn basic time and energy conservaiton driven by three principles: alternate activity with rest, plan ahead, and use labor-saving devices and new technology There are many varied strategies readers can use to become more independent, including realistic organizational skills, working smarter, if not faster, streamlining daily activities, staying involved and in touch, and discovering local state and national resources. The book also contains tips for caregivers.
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Shelley Peterman Schwarz's nationally syndicated "Making Life Easier" column is the result of years of problem solving, and appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Now, from the acclaimed author of 300 Tips to Making Life with Multiple Sclerosis Easier, readers with Parkinson's disease can take advantage of an extensive collection of practical tips and techniques geared specifically to their needs and concerns.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent tips for people with PD,
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This review is from: 300 Tips for Making Life with Parkinson's Disease Easier (Paperback)
This book is a great resource for people with PD. It has a chapter about the special challenges of eating/swallowing with PD, which was very detailed and informative. I'd recommend the book.
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This book gave me great ideas on how to take care of, prepare for the future and deal with my husbands PD. Very informative!
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This is an excellent and helpful book. I wish everyone who is suffering from this awful disease could have a copy of it to help them in their daily lives.
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Being diagnosed with a chronic progressive illness like Parkinson's disease (PD) changes your life forever. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Being diagnosed with a chronic progressive illness like Parkinson's disease (PD) changes your life forever. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Helping Hands, Department of Motor Vehicles, Rehabilitation Division New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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