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People affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD) — those living with Parkinson’s, their family members, their friends, and the healthcare professionals that care for them — are all looking for answers to questions about the disease, its symptoms and treatments. This audiobook is a compilation of the most frequently asked questions that the Parkinson’s Foundation receives through its helpline.

Whether the Parkinson’s diagnosis is new to your loved one or you have been living with Parkinson’s for a long time, you have the right and responsibility to make the care partnership as productive as possible, with the least amount of stress and conflict. Preparation is key in all respects: emotional, financial, and physical. We hope that the tips and tools in this workbook will help prepare you for every step of the journey. The book complements our dedication to caregivers of people with Parkinson’s.

If managing your Parkinson’s has become more challenging than it used to be, the book Managing Parkinson’s Mid-Stride: A Treatment Guide to Parkinson’s is for you. This audiobook explains why symptoms may get better and worse throughout the day and how to treat and cope with them. Find answers and learn tips and stories that can help.

You may be listening to this audiobook because you or someone in your life recently received a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Perhaps it was not so recently, but you are now reflecting more on what the diagnosis means for you. Everyone’s PD story is different. Many people with PD vividly remember the moment they were diagnosed and view it as the beginning of a journey; a new life path. Often, they think back a few years and recognize subtle symptoms they missed at the time.

There are many aspects of cognition: thinking, understanding, learning, remembering, problem solving, language, and more. This guide explains what affects your thinking (age, sleep problems, medications, etc.), and what cognitive changes can happen in Parkinson’s disease. It includes coping tips for both people with Parkinson’s and care partners and stories that show strategies others use to manage their thinking changes.

Sleep is essential for overall health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, problems with sleep and alertness are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). It is likely that you will experience poor sleep and/or impaired daytime alertness at some point in the course of your disease - maybe you already have. These problems can have a big impact on your quality of life, as well as significant safety implications: for example, if you get sleepy while driving. There are many causes of sleep problems in PD, but they are often underreported by people with Parkinson’s and caregivers and under-recognized by healthcare professionals. Consider this your practical guide for achieving good sleep health. This audiobook addresses healthy sleep, sleep changes due to aging and sleep problems due to Parkinson’s, as well as diagnosis, treatment and coping strategies. The information, tips and stories included here will provide answers, help you organize thoughts and questions for your medical team and remind you that you are not alone on this Parkinson’s journey.

There is no standard treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Treatment for each person with Parkinson’s is based on his or her symptoms. There are many medications available to treat the Parkinson’s symptoms, although none yet that reverse the effects of the disease.

About 75 percent of people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) experience changes in speech and voice at some time during the course of the disease. These changes usually come on gradually and can vary from mild to severe. Communication is a vital part of daily life and extends beyond speech and voice abilities. It also includes the ability to formulate your ideas into a message, understand messages and words conveyed by others, and the ability to put your ideas into words. Communication also includes the ability to use body language, gestures, and voice pitch and loudness changes to emphasize ideas, add humor, and convey emotions. Problems communicating can lead to feelings of frustration, depression, and withdrawal. Learning how PD affects communication and what you can do about it can help you better cope with problems that you might experience. Many of these problem areas can be improved with PD-specific exercise programs, devices that help communication, and strategies and techniques that can help you and your conversation partners to communicate more effectively and efficiently.

Everyone experiences changes in mood over the course of any given day, week, month, and year. But “mood changes” is a broad term that can mean different things to different people. This guide explains what mood changes can happen in Parkinson’s disease (PD), why people with Parkinson’s might experience these changes and how to treat and cope with them. Not everyone develops every symptom of Parkinson’s disease, but if you’re affected, non-motor symptoms including depression, anxiety, anger, and irritability can have a huge impact on your quality of life and those around you. The information, tips, and stories included here will provide answers, help you organize thoughts and questions for your medical team and remind you that you are not alone on this Parkinson’s journey.

The aim of this book is to describe the various types of surgical treatment that can be utilized to reduce Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms in a subset of carefully selected individuals with a specific symptom or symptoms. This book will focus on the following potential therapies: deep brain stimulation (DBS), duopa therapy, lesion therapy, focused ultrasound. This book was designed as a practical guide to explain the complete process required for people with Parkinson's and families considering surgical therapy. The content describes everything from the decision to have surgery, and the day of surgery, to surgical recovery. While the information contained in this book is intended to facilitate a discussion of surgical options with family, friends and healthcare team members, it is not meant to replace the advice of expert healthcare professionals involved in your care.

As part of the Parkinson’s Foundation's Educational Book Series, Psychosis discusses just that: the causes, symptoms and treatments for hallucinations and delusions, as well as tips for caregivers of someone experiencing psychosis.

This audiobook contains descriptions and explanations of specific exercises that can help to maintain flexibility, strength, and aerobic conditioning.