From: American Parkinson Disease Association
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:33 AM
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Subject: April Tip of the Month from American Parkinson Disease Association
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It’s springtime, and in this Tip of the Month email, American Parkinson Disease Association supporters like you share some helpful tips on getting out and about while living with Parkinson’s disease. We hope you find them useful!
a.. While my father was alive, I was continually thinking of ways to assist him so that he could assist himself. One idea was to purchase “diabetic socks.” They were soft and non-restrictive, so they were easy [for one] to pull on by oneself (requiring no special apparatus or device), and they were even easy for me to put on my father when he was no longer able to reach and balance to put them on. They were so helpful. –Claudia from Virginia
b.. Carefully consider footwear, especially out-of-doors. In my observation of my PD care-receiver, the softer, more flexible and form-fitting, the better. Long laces, Velcro tabs that extend, etc. become very likely tripper-uppers. These things are double hazards if the PD-er has lost manual dexterity to do them up properly. –Dorothy from USA
c.. I walk very well now; however, when I was first diagnosed with PD, the only way I could walk by myself was to look at someone else walking and then my feet seemed to know what to do. When I'd get out of the car either at work or at the shopping center, I would look for someone going my way and just watch their feet. –Larae from California
d.. When I am walking with my husband, who is in the last stages of PD, I find if I put my foot in front of his foot, he will step over my foot and start walking a few steps. I repeat this action until my husband gets to where he was going. –Kay from USA
e.. Without a doubt, keep exercising. My man has had the disease for 10 years and he keeps going. Nothing makes you keep going like keeping going. He has a sparkle in his eyes after a bike ride or walk that is never quite there without. I am absolutely convinced of the value of exercise. –Frances from USA
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