Perhaps the Most Simple PD Journal is the Most Useful

In my day-to-day interactions with people, I learn so many things that help people living with Parkinson's. Recently, I met Bob Darger at an event. He did not want a lot of attention or accolades. However, he did want to share a simple worksheet that he and his friend put together. It tracks his medications, symptoms and side effects throughout the day. So, on his behalf, we want to share it with you. You can download it in Microsoft Word format by clicking here or in a PDF format by clicking here. Bob has it designd to fit on legal-size paper. You can instruct your word processor to shrink it to letter. If you cannot open the Microsoft Word or PDF file, please email me at mnilsen@myparkinsonsinfo.com. I'll try to figure out a way to get it to you. An Example It appears quite self-explanatory, but let's explain a few points using this example: You can see that the 'person'� in this example takes Sinemet many times per day. Rather than write that out each time, she only had to enter the letter 'A'� in the appropriate time slot. When she experienced a tremor, she simply added it to the symptom list, and then marked each time slot with the appropriate letter when the tremor was active. Bob uses this to paint a picture of his life, and show it to his MDS. His physician compliments him on the richness of information, because it helps him to make good decisions about medications and other therapies. Furthermore, if Bob were to have a health-related emergency, he could share this information with the medical personnel treating him. Bob hopes that it is useful to you. He invites you to adapt it to fit your needs. It is amazing how powerful a simple tool is. In an upcoming blog, we have been exploring some devices that can help make your life easier. A reader recently told me that her husband has been using a computer program called Mouse Cage to help her husband manage the computer mouse. We would like to hear about simple devices, technologies or complex accessories that help you live your life to the fullest. Please email me at mnilsen@myparkinsonsinfo.com.