PARKINSON'S RESOURCE BOOKS

 

A diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease can leave you with many questions about if and how this will affect your life – These are a unique curation of books surrounding a wide range of topics, from coping with a recent diagnosis to living life with Parkinson’s disease.

FOR PARENTS:

  • How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness
    By Kathleen McCue

  • We are not alone: Learning to live with Chronic Illness
    By Sefra Kobrin Pitzele

FOR CHILDREN:

  • I’ll Hold Your Hand So You Won’t Fall: A Child’s Guide to Parkinson’s Disease
    By Rasheda Ali

  • Who is Pee Dee? Explaining Parkinson’s Disease to a Child.
    By Kay Mixson Jenkins
    Available through www.whoispeedee.com

  • When someone has a very serious Illness (for ages 3-8)
    By Marge Heegaard

  • What’s Wrong with Grandpa? (for older elementary children)
    By APDA I & R Center

  • My Mommy has PD…But It’s Okay! A guide for Young Children about Parkinson’s Disease
    By Jan Quist

FOR GENERAL INTEREST:

  • Living well with Parkinson’s
    By Glenna Wotton Atwood

  • The Little Book of Stress Relief
    By David Posen

  • Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
    By Jerome Groopman

  • Lucky Man
    By Michael J. Fox

  • H.O.P.E.: Four keys to a better quality of life for Parkinson’s people
    By Hal Newsom

  • Surviving Adversity: Living with Parkinson’s Disease
    By God Carley

  • Sex, Love and Chronic Illness
    By lucile Carlton

  • Positive Coping with Health Conditions: A self care workbook
    Available through www.comh.ca

  • Feeling Good
    By David Burns

  • Strong at the broken places: Voices of illness, chorus of hope
    By Richard Cohen

FOR CARE PARTNERS:

Some recommended resources for caregivers include the following books and websites:

 
 
Adam Yu