by Jeff Seckendorf | Mar 31, 2024
I have been diagnosed for about 5 years. I exercise a lot! I spend about 20 hours a week at the YMCA. Most all the staff at the Englewood Y know that I have Parkinson. I recently passed my Group Fitness Instructor certificate course, the Y has hired me as a part time...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Jan 7, 2024
At the age of 42, after experiencing a tremor in her left pinky, Jennifer was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. Her first thoughts were shock and fear, as this diagnosis never crossed her mind. She knew nothing about Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease....
by Jeff Seckendorf | Jan 5, 2024
We were introduced to Parkinson 35 years ago when Joe’s father was diagnosed. Prior to that we had barely heard of Parkinson’s, let alone understood what it was. We were not his primary caregivers, but took on an ever-growing set of responsibilities around his...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Dec 14, 2023
September 19, 2020, a date I will always remember, the date I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. For me that word meant that my life was over, here I was 67 years old with a disease, that there was no cure for, and I was going to spend the rest of my life needing someone...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Nov 16, 2023
I was diagnosed nearly 16 years ago, and although I have had some physical decline, I maintain a generally optimistic outlook for the future. Early on, I made the decision to take the initiative to find out how to live my best life moving forward with this disease. As...
