Welcome Mister Parkinson: Four Years of Battling from the Frontline of the Disease How I Silenced the Monster
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science
| Author: | Cesare Corda | ISBN: | 9780244351397 |
| Publisher: | Lulu.com | Publication: | January 7, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Lulu.com | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cesare Corda |
| ISBN: | 9780244351397 |
| Publisher: | Lulu.com |
| Publication: | January 7, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Lulu.com |
| Language: | English |
My hands began to shake. The ever-increasing weakness made it difficult to climb even one single step. I was afraid of sitting down as I had difficulty standing up again. My face became less and less expressive. I would fall asleep suddenly. I swallowed my words and drool came out of the corners of my mouth. It was hard to go up and down the stairs because of my lack of coordination – sometimes I used the wrong foot and would fall. My muscles contracted from the tips of my toes to my cervical spine. I was becoming a disabled person and I was ashamed. I defended myself with lies. Then the medical examinations and the verdict: Parkinson’s disease. I was prescribed a pharmaceutical therapy. I was dominated by a monster. I decided to start fighting. As a journalist, I knew I had a great opportunity to write a report of my battles from the frontline of the disease
My hands began to shake. The ever-increasing weakness made it difficult to climb even one single step. I was afraid of sitting down as I had difficulty standing up again. My face became less and less expressive. I would fall asleep suddenly. I swallowed my words and drool came out of the corners of my mouth. It was hard to go up and down the stairs because of my lack of coordination – sometimes I used the wrong foot and would fall. My muscles contracted from the tips of my toes to my cervical spine. I was becoming a disabled person and I was ashamed. I defended myself with lies. Then the medical examinations and the verdict: Parkinson’s disease. I was prescribed a pharmaceutical therapy. I was dominated by a monster. I decided to start fighting. As a journalist, I knew I had a great opportunity to write a report of my battles from the frontline of the disease
