With an estimated 10 million sufferers worldwide, Parkinson’s disease (PD) results in annual losses due to lost income, social security payments, and treatments of $50 billion. Parkinson’s may be best known for its movement symptoms – the tremors, among others – but it also comes with several non-movement/non-motor symptoms, which also take their toll on a patient’s mental health and make them particularly sensitive to certain challenges. If you find articles like this helpful, we have similar pieces on what to avoid saying to someone with Alzheimer’s disease and how not to talk to someone wit…
