I am a Parkisnons Warrior. I did not choose to become Pqrkinson's Warrior, just like we do not choose most of the things that go on in this lifetime. I did not choose to be a Pastor's wife, but I am one. I did not choose to have a child with brain cancer, but I have one. I did not plan on retiring early from a job that I loved, but I did that.
Levdopa/Carbidopa is my go-to drug. I do not want to take Levadopa/Carbidopa because eventually you get the rocking thing going on like Michael J. Fox. My boss used tell me not to care about the shaking. I cared because it didn't ever stop. The anxiety that come with a constant tremor is unbelievable. The stiffness that comes with a constant tremor cannot be described with words. The constant pill-taking to keep up the dopamine levels so you can function is demoralizing.
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