Planning for the What Ifs: Parkinson’s Disease & End of Life Posted on February 8, 2022March 10, 2022 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert End-Stage Parkinson’s Disease & Risk of Death It’s hard to think about the tough stuff. The what ifs, the worst-case scenarios, the unknowns. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive condition, which means that it gets worse with time. However, for many people, the worsening is gradual, maybe even imperceptible at times. This affords you many […] Read More
Planning for the What Ifs: Navigating the Future Posted on March 30, 2021May 19, 2022 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Navigating the Future with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Dr. Gilbert interviews Eleanora Tornatore-Mikesh for her insights on planning for the future with advanced Parkinson’s Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts that discuss the issues of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). Additional background about advanced PD and the full introduction to the […] Read More
Planning for the What Ifs – Progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration Posted on September 15, 2020September 18, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Atypical parkinsonian syndromes Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration As part of our Planning for the What Ifs series, today we expand the definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) by discussing atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS), neurodegenerative disorders that are related to PD. Our guest author, Dr. Pravin Khemani, a Movement disorders neurologist at Swedish Medical […] Read More
Planning for the What-Ifs: Sleep disorders in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Posted on August 4, 2020November 5, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What-Ifs, Part Five: Sleep Disorders & Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent in their activities of daily […] Read More
Planning for the What-Ifs: Bowel and Bladder Issues in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Posted on July 7, 2020November 5, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What-Ifs: Part Four Bowel and Bladder Issues in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent in their activities […] Read More
Planning for the What ifs – Falls, Extreme Immobility and Swallowing Difficulties Posted on February 25, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What ifs – Part Three Falls, Extreme Immobility and Secretion Management Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent in their […] Read More
Planning for the What Ifs – Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Posted on January 14, 2020February 25, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What Ifs, Part Two Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent […] Read More
Planning for the What-Ifs — Mental health concerns in advanced PD – psychosis and behavioral problems Posted on December 3, 2019February 25, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What Ifs Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent of their […] Read More
Introducing a new series “Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs” Posted on November 19, 2019February 25, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease It’s hard to think about the tough stuff. The what ifs, the worst-case scenarios, the unknowns. For most, if not all people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the condition is progressive, which means that it gets worse with time. However, for many of you, the worsening is gradual, maybe even imperceptible […] Read More