Rick
Diagnosed Jan 2019 at 57 years old
Family history, mother Lewy Body Dementia, maternal grandfather PD
We must step up and take ownership of our disease and stop the stigma. Too many of us are locked up alone at home suffering in silence. Too many doctors misunderstand the disease and misdiagnose or refuse to believe that it effects young people. And the general public needs to be aware that this the fastest growing neurological disease. Our numbers in Canada grow by 30 people per day and are expected to double in 20 years. Currently over 100,000
I firmly believe that PWP can live a better life with
1. A good Movement Disorder Specialist/Medicine
2. Exercise
3. Social contact
Its through groups like this that life is better.
- Toronto