It's April and today we are taking a look at Parkinson's Disease since it is Parkinson's Awareness Month! What is Parkinson's? It's a degenerative disease in the nervous system, which basically means, the cells of the nervous system are failing and the nervous system is one of our most important bodily organs. Nerves are all over your bodies, it's how your brain sends signals to your body to function properly. Which is why people affected with Parkinson's can have trouble with just about any function in their body, like tremors (shaking) or sluggish movement, difficulties speaking and breathing, and even stiffness of the joints and poor balance. Unfortunately there is no cure, but we have treatments available to limit the problems Parkinson's causes. You may not realize it but the brain is made up entirely of nerve cells, and as the cells degenerate, you become more prone to anxiety and depression as well as losing bodily functions. Because of this, treatments for Parkinson's also includes anti-depressants. Don't panic though, just because you may have depression, it doesn't mean you have Parkinson's. See a doctor if you fear you might be developing it as it does affect roughly 200,000 Americans per year. The sooner you take treatments, the longer you can enjoy a better quality of life before the disease progresses. If you can, please donate to a charity fund of your choice and help fund the research needed to find a cure!
Also Nuris Sanchez is our Employee of the month for April 2019! She's very dedicated to her clients and has made Touching Hearts proud to have her as a member of our Team and Family. Thank you Nuris, and keep up that hard work!
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