Oh Crap! It's Parkinson's; A Rebel's Guide for Taking Back Control of Your Life - Paperback

by Sara Whittingham (Author), David Lock (Illustrator)

LARGE-PRINT PAPERBACK EDITION - BLACK-AND-WHITE INTERIOR

A Parkinson's diagnosis brings questions you may never have imagined asking. What happens now? What can I do? How do I keep living the life that matters to me?

"I felt like the author was in my head and listening to everything I've said, and in my heart feeling everything I've felt since being diagnosed with PD."

-Lorraine, reader

Dr. Sara Whittingham is a physician, veteran, and person living with Parkinson's. She wrote Oh Crap! It's Parkinson's to be the book she wished someone had handed her at diagnosis: an honest, practical guide to finding your footing when the future suddenly feels uncertain.

With candor and humor, Sara brings together medical knowledge, personal experience, and the stories of others living with Parkinson's. She tackles the shock of diagnosis and the everyday challenges that follow, offering practical ways to understand the disease, work with your care team, keep moving, and build support for the life you want to live.

Whether you're newly diagnosed, have lived with Parkinson's for years, or love someone who does, this book offers information you can use and hope that makes room for the hard days.

What we believe about our future can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we assume the best of life is behind us, we may stop reaching for what's still possible. We can spend our days fearing decline, or we can chase the most outrageous goals we can imagine and keep adapting as the challenges come.

Expect more from life. Go after it. Adapt as needed.