This book has been in the planning stage for a consider- able period of time. Each of us has been involved in the care of patients with Parkinson’s disease for many years, and we have become keenly aware of the need for a book that will help patients and their families develop a fuller understanding of what living with Parkinson’s is like. When people first learn of the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, they generally know very little about this illness. Understandably, a myriad of questions arise. Many pa- tients and families become alarmed as they translate their limited experience and knowledge to themselves. The fact is that the effect of Parkinson’s.
