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Four years ago, my recovery from shoulder surgery was not going well. At a post-surgical appointment in April, 2014, after unsuccessful physical therapy, my orthopaedic surgeon said, "I want you to see a neurologist." One week later I was told, "You have Parkinson's disease." I was 52 years old, not-long divorced, about to lose my job, and gearing up to begin an MBA program at Willamette University in Portland. Parkinson's disease affects all parts of my life - my gait, balance, depth perception, vision, cognitive and executi... Full story