Two sides of a coin

There are two sides of a coin, two sides to an argument, and with a game of poker there are 'two pair'. With Parkinson's I think the same applies, for there are two persons suffering: one with PD and one caregiver. Both feel frustration and anger in receiving something they didn't ask for, don't deserve and most definitely not in a million years would have expected. Life changing situations, whatever the disease can either make or break you. It can tear you apart or bring you closer together. Accepting and coming to terms with an incurable degenerative disease is not easy for the patient or the caregiver, but if the lines of communication and honesty remain open between the two parties, acceptance of lifestyle changes can be embraced not shunned, family and friends are informed keeping them up to date, making the heavy burden lighter to bear. I wish you all a happy New Year, and may 2012 bring about a cure for Parkinson’s disease that so many of us are waiting for.