About the Parkinson's Decision Aid
Finding out that you have Parkinson’s disease is life-changing and it will take time to adjust to the news. Living with Parkinson’s can be made easier and the Parkinson's Decision Aid (PDA) has been designed to help you on your journey.
How?
By giving you access to information, people and organisations who can support you and make sure that you get the best possible management.
Choosing the best course through Parkinson’s in terms of both mental attitude and physical health can be confusing. The medical team’s advice will be an important tool in making decisions, but it is not an easy task for them either.
Firstly the symptoms of Parkinson’s are different in everyone, secondly they can vary within each person from day-to-day, hour-to-hour, even minute-to-minute, and thirdly people’s expectations of their own quality of life differ widely; things that are important to one person may not be so important to another.
What is certain is that people who have a positive attitude, who seek out information and become involved in their own care, are more likely to do well.
There are many choices to be made and the PDA can provide you with advice from healthcare professionals as well as people with Parkinson’s who have gone through the experiences you are facing now.
At present, there is no cure and until there is, the best way to prepare for your life ahead is to increase your understanding and remain positive. No matter how old you are, it is important to remember that you die with Parkinson’s and not from Parkinson’s.
For further information about the website, please contact the EPDA at info@epda.eu.com or write to us at:
European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA)
4 Golding Road
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 3NJ
United Kingdom
About the EPDA
The EPDA is an international Association with welfare, scientific and educational aims.
The Association is governed by the Belgian law of 25 October 1919, modified by the Law of 6 December 1954.
Further information on the EPDA, its aims and objectives can be found at www.epda.eu.com/aboutUs.