Late Night Health

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects nearly one million people in the U.S., and more than 90,000 are newly diagnosed each year – a 50% increase from previous estimates of 60,000 diagnoses per year. There is no “one way” to diagnose PD, making it difficult to recognize. Some early signs of PD can include a tremor, small handwriting, loss of smell, trouble sleeping or walking, a soft or low voice, stooping or hunching over, as well as non-motor symptoms like depression and anxiety. No two people experience PD the same way.John L. Lehr, President, and CEO of the Parkinson’s Foundation, and Vikas Chinnan, a person living with Young-Onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) visits with Late Night Health. We discuss how to recognize the disease and share information about resources available to help the PD community. The Parkinson’s Foundation is a trusted ally for information at every stage of PD, offering life-changing support to people living with the disease and their care partners. For more information, visit Parkinson.org