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About this book
"I'm flat on my back on a couch that's too short in a windowless room in the bureau. I can't even sit at a computer, much less make a keyboard work. My arms and legs are shaking uncontrollably. Although I am only 53 years old, I have already been struggling with Parkinson's disease for seven years. And right now the disease is winning." So begins Joel Havemann's account of the insidious disease that is Parkinson's.
Into his own story, Havemann weaves accessible explanations of how Parkinson's disrupts the brain's circuitry, how symptoms are managed through drugs and surgery, and how people cope with the disease's psychological challenges. The updated paperback edition brings the discussion of treatment options and research thoroughly up to date.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: As I Lay Trembling
- 1. Denial and Ignorance
- 2. Myself before Parkinson’s
- 3. The Magnificent Brain
- 4. Escaping Abroad
- 5. The Darkest Hour
- 6. Today’s Drugs
- 7. Today’s Surgeries
- 8. An Insidious Beast
- 9. Keeping the Beast at Bay
- 10. Tomorrow’s Remedies
- Epilogue: Light in the Darkness
- Glossary
- Notes
- Index