We all have our stories, all different in numerous ways, yet all circle around our common uniting unwanted friend, Parkinson’s. For the purpose of this story, I want to share a piece of my diagnosis story with you. I broke my wrist a number of years ago. When I...
Hello. My name is Martin O’Neill. I’m a secondary school teacher of English and history. I was diagnosed in May 2018. The first symptom To affect me with my inability to write legibly by hand. As You can imagine this made correcting homework in subjects...
People living with Parkinson’s are more at risk of heat-related illnesses. This risk is higher if we live alone or take some types of medicines. The signs that we are becoming too hot, or dehydrated (low on fluid), can be hard to spot sometimes. Some medicines might...
This week sees the hot and dry weather continue across Ireland as high pressure remains in charge, with many stations across Ireland reaching heatwave criteria. Met Éireann has issued a nationwide Yellow High Temperature warning, as well as an Orange High Temperature...
April was Parkinson’s awareness month and EOPD.ie was very active and vocal in raising awareness for Parkinson’s and in particular living with early-onset Parkinson’s. Follow the links below to listen to two of the radio interviews that happened with...
My initial decision In early 2021 I determined that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) was the best option for me in the continuous battle with PD (Parkinson’s Disease). I was diagnosed in 2011 at the age of 44 and by 2021 my main symptom, tremor, was getting to be...
