Although there are numerous symptoms which can have an effect on someone diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, we’d like to focus on how an individual’s mobility is impacted, and how you can proactively manage to keep living your daily life.

First let’s look at different ways an individual’s Mobility is impacted by Parkinson’s Disease. In other words, what are the functional areas most effected…

Sherri was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease over fifteen years ago. She can be found working in her garden, going for walks, taking pictures, or reading books to her three favorite grandkids. Taking life somewhat slower, and perhaps with guarded steps, but she’s not giving in.

We are honored to be a sponsor of the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Annual Moving Day. Come join Team Broad Street at Soldier Field’s south tailgating lot Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 am.

Looking for Inspiration? Come see Bill Bucklew and Broad Street’s Diane Breslow and Brian Lebens as Bill discusses his personal journey through Parkinson’s. This is part of the Parkinson’s Educational series at Belmont Village Senior Living in Glenview, IL.

Broad Street Home Care is proud to sponsor the Lake Shore Shuffle for Parkinson’s, led by Bill Bucklew and Uncorked Adventures. We are aligned in the mission of helping people with Parkinson’s Disease to make the most out of life. Our specific role is Home Care in supporting our clients to live their life to the fullest.

Broad Street Home Care is pleased to announce that Diane Breslow, MSW, LCSW recently joined Broad Street as Clinical Consultant and Curriculum Developer working in support of Broad Street’s Comprehensive Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program.

Because there is no cure, at present, for Parkinson’s Disease, the most common treatment is directed at managing or improving symptoms. That being the case there are more than enough studies being conducted and theories being tested on best methods and new modalities for the science and medicine behind the disease.

Approaches to treating Parkinson’s Disease are rapidly changing. There’s more awareness and support for the disease than ever before. Recent celebrities like Alan Alda and Neil Diamond have publicly spoken about their own diagnoses, offering an honest and long needed dialogue about the disease and what it’s like to live with it.

Actor Alan Alda, best known for the tv program M*A*S*H was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 3 years ago. But that hasn’t kept him down or flooded him with fear, according to Alda, who speaks openly about his condition.