by Jeff Seckendorf | Nov 16, 2023
But I’m only 43, I can’t have Parkinson’s.” That was my reaction when I was first told I likely had PD. It took another year of doctors to confirm that diagnosis. I spent several years wrestling, bargaining, and finally accepting that I had this progressive...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Nov 6, 2023
I am a Person with Parkinson’s who was diagnosed prior to my 37th birthday. Hearing those words, “You have Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease,” I’ll never forget those feelings of confusion, heartache and not knowing where to turn for help. I had...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Oct 23, 2023
I was diagnosed with PD in September, 2009, a month shy of my 43rd birthday. I have since run the gamut of available pharmaceuticals – carbidopa/levidopa, Azilect, agonists, etc. When the drug therapies were losing their effectiveness and after much discussion...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Aug 16, 2023
I was diagnosed with PD in 2015, a month shy of my 58th birthday. My main symptoms were stiffness, rigidity, and slowness of movement. I chose to continue working and tackled my new diagnosis with exercise and supplements. Six months later, I was in my car at a red...
by Jeff Seckendorf | Aug 16, 2023
I am very fortunate that despite having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013, the disease has been progressing very slowly, and so far, has permitted me to live a relatively normal and active life. I believe that fitness and regular visits with my movement...
