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COMMENT: This book is one of the best that I have seen for day-to-day living with all of the facets of PD.  It is truly excellent.  Interspersed through the book are comments from people with Parkinson, caregivers, and others connected in some way with Parkinson’s.Davis Phinney, born in 1959, was a brazen sprinter and the star of the 7-Eleven professional cycling team in the 1980s and early ’90s. He was a risk-taker with beefy biceps, nicknamed Thor, the Norse god of thunder.In his 30s, his left leg began to cramp and tingle. His left foot would go numb or drag. He was often exhausted and had difficulty concentrating.Doctors suggested that his symptoms could be a result of a bike crash in 1988, when he flew through the window of a team car. Or it could be a brain tumor.About 1.5 million Americans have received a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, but only 5 to 10 percent learn of it before age 40, according to the National Parkinson Foundation. Davis Phinney was among the few.Here was a handsome, outgoing pitchman for cycling in the United States who had to quit his job as a TV announcer for bike races because he could no longer hold a microphone. He was facing a disease that would steal his independence. His son was 9, his daughter 6.After diagnosis, he fought his stiffening body just to roll over in bed because of the ravages of Parkinson’s disease, an incurable neurological disorder that attacks a body’s mobility. He leaned on his son, his daughter and his wife, Connie Carpenter, a two-sport Olympian. They helped butter his bread, button his shirts and open his pill bottles. But after deep brain stimulation, he recovered his independence and moved his life forward.Davis Phinney was inspirational as a cyclist. Now, he is inspirational as a cyclist AND as a person with Parkinson’s, a PWP. In 2004, he and his wife founded the Davis Phinney Foundation which is focused on Parkinson’s disease information and tools for living well.ContentsCoverTitleCopyrightTABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 A MESSAGE FROM DAVIS PHINNEY1.2 MEET YOUR PARKINSON’S GUIDES1.3 LEAD AUTHORS1.4 CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS1.5 CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR ARTICLES2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARKINSON’S2.1 PARKINSON’S: AN OVERVIEW2.2 AFTER DIAGNOSIS2.3 CORE PARKINSON’S SYMPTOMS2.4 YOUNG ONSET PARKINSON’S3. LIVING WELL NOW3.1 LIVING WELL WITH PARKINSON’S3.2 EXERCISE3.3 DIET AND NUTRITION3.4 EMOTIONAL HEALTH3.5 MEDICATION3.6 SURGICAL THERAPIES3.7 COMPLEMENTARY Therapies3.8 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOSPITAL STAYS AND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 4. PARKINSON’S AND THE FAMILY 4.1 How Parkinson’s Affects the Family4.2 PARKINSON’A AND CARE PARTNERS4.3 PARKINSON’S AND CHILDREN4.4 PARKINSON’S WHEN YOU LIVE ALONE 4.5 PRACTICAL PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE5. WORKSHEETS AND RESOURCES5.1 WELLNESS AND LIFEstyle SELF-ASSESSMENTS5.2 SYMPTOM CHECKLISTS5.3 MEDICAL INFORMATION SNAPSHOTS6. GLOSSARY6.1  KEY PARKINSON’S TERMS Back CoverePUB ISBN: 978-1-5457-1466-9Mobi ISBN: 978-1-5457-1467-6Source: http://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org/