Personal Narrative: Parkinson's Disease

world was turned upside-down. “Mandy, your dad and I have something we need to talk to you about.” Being the bright-eyed eight year old I was, I would have never suspected what was going to escape my mom’s lips next. “Daddy has a disease. It’s called Parkinson’s Disease,” my mother speaking to me

family and their experiences involving a loved ones, further referred to as R.M., diagnosis with early onset Parkinson’s disease. The information for this paper was gathered through three unstructured interviews, with three different family members, taken independently over several days. These interviews revealed the family’s developmental life cycle stage over many years, the illness narratives from three different perspectives, and the effects of this illness on each of the different family members

Personal Narrative: Empathy at the End of Life I’ve always considered empathy and inherent trait that everyone just has. Sharing peoples’ feelings and emotions was how I connected with people even in my early life. I internalize the feelings of those around me and often find myself experiencing the hurt of the whole world. I sort of assumed that is the way everyone else experienced the world until I had a real conversation with my mom and learned that wasn’t the case. I was what my parents called

performance of individuals above the age of 50 on the two narrative discourse tasks. In order to participate in the study, participants had to be above the age of 50 and a native speaker of English. Additionally, participants had to have the cognitive capacity to consent to participate in the study. Individuals were excluded from the current study if they had a concurrent diagnosis of a cognitive disorder and any other condition, such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Due to the variability of language deficits

Does Deep Brain Stimulation Pose a Threat to Personal Identity? Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a procedure where electrodes are surgically implanted in the brain to stimulate or inhibit electrical signals within it; the effects of DBS can be turned on and off and the level of stimulation can be adjusted. It has been shown to be effective in improving motor abilities and quality of life in those with Parkinson’s disease (Weaver, et al. 2009), and has been used for other psychiatric

Finger dexterity Introduction Fine motor skill (or finger dexterity) is the coordination of small muscle movements, usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers with the eyes. The complex levels of manual dexterity that humans exhibit can be attributed to and demonstrated in tasks controlled by the nervous system. Everyone uses their hands and fingers whether it be for professional uses or not everyone is always trying to improve their finger dexterity (Muellbacher, 2009). The

Personal Narrative- The Fate of Best Friends People have always told me that friends last forever. I believe that but only to an extent. Best friends tend to just drift apart after time. Everybody eventually has to go their own way. "I will be back in the middle of August," she said. I looked into her eyes, and the look that was returned made my stomach churn. Neither of us would say what we both knew would happen. She wouldn't come back. "I know, we'll hang out together the whole week

essential to pursuing an inquiry question. Write a coherent and credible narrative in response to the question: “What do you and others know that academically grounds and supports your proposal?” Develop your research both in terms of the broader topic area and with sources more specific to your focusing question. Draw from appropriate, credible sources, using a minimum of five. You may include a brief paragraph about your personal interest in this investigation and what led you to it. It is expected

and how it impacts on their social interactions. The research will also identify the ways in which aging individuals can refrain themselves from falling prey to this disease. It will highlight some important information for caregivers who will better understand this disease and will know how to deal with people who have this disease. As we all

dementia on the lives of individuals and how it impacts on their social interactions. The research will also identify the ways in which aging individuals can refrain themselves from falling prey to this disease. It will highlight some important information for caregivers who will better understand this disease and will know how to deal with people who have this