Living with Parkinson's - looking at the individual, the couple and the family
Parkinson's is a disease of an individual, diagnosed as a neurodegenerative disease. The patient is the bearer of the signs of the disease and must constantly adapt his life to the changes that the disease calls for. From my work with Parkinson's patients and their families I found that this is a disease that dramatically affects the systems surrounding the patient - the couple, the family and the community around him. Turning the spotlight on those around the patient allows reference [...]