Ep 3: What Is Young-Onset Parkinson’s Disease?

Does Parkinson’s only affect older people?   A common misconception is that Parkinson’s disease only affects people in the later stages of life, but that isn’t always the case.  Young-Onset Parkinson’s disease refers to people who are diagnosed much earlier, sometimes in their 20’s or 30’s.   In this episode, we hear from three people who are living with Young-Onset Parkinon’s disease about their experiences, and the impact on and adjustments to their careers, health decisions and family life after diagnosis.  For more links and resources, visit our website at HealthUnmuted.com Resources Talking about Parkinson's Talking to your Children about Parkinson’s - Michael J Fox Foundation My parent has parkinson’s fact sheet - Parkinson’s Foundation  Talking to your employer about PD - Parkinson’s Foundation  Terms from this Episode Hand Dystonia : "excessive, involuntary muscle contractions in the fingers, hand, forearm, and sometimes shoulder" - Dystonia Foundation Podcasts Learning About Parkinson's Podcast Young Onset 101 podcast episode - Parkinson’s Foundation  Parkinson's Life Podcast Community Group PD Avengers Get all the links and the episode transcript by visiting the website here. This episode is made possible with support from Altoida and LSVT Global. What did you think of this episode? We’d love to hear from you. Please visit healthunmuted.com/feedback to let us know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices