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Kristin

@wecanthrivepd.bsky.social
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Dx’d #Parkinsons 2020. 🥊 Psychologist 🧠 Doing my best to thrive! 💯 💯 This account is focused on and follows Parkinson’s-related and medical/health content. Here to learn ✏️ and to give and receive support 🦋🦋🦋.

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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Agreed. They are all about survival of the fittest. Anybody with vulnerabilities can go away and die. They feel nothing about that. Sociopaths.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
wired.com
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I want to share my starter pack of Parkinson's Peeps! Please write me if you'd like to be added. go.bsky.app/UPQMXtK
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Also, #Parkinsonsdisease research. www.ninds.nih.gov/current-rese...
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Focus On Parkinson's Disease Research
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive movement disorder that affects the lives of between 500,000 and 1 million Americans. People with PD experience changes in movement, including slownes...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
www.ninds.nih.gov/current-rese...
ninds.nih.gov
Focus On Parkinson's Disease Research
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive movement disorder that affects the lives of between 500,000 and 1 million Americans. People with PD experience changes in movement, including slownes...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Done! 😀
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Will this impact any #Parkinsons research?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on ALL purchasing — including supplies for their ongoing research to treat cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease and many infectious diseases.
cnn.com
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Our apologies… first, Trump screwed up our country, now he’s going to screw up the world.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
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Opinion | The Terrifying Realization That an Unresponsive Patient Is Still in There (Gift Article)
After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Very nice piece, Carla. I can relate to too much of it! 😊
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Go to Reddit and find the Bluesky subReddit. Ask your question there, there are lots of people there that know about these things. Actually, I can link it for you here. www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...
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Bluesky
Bluesky Social is a microblogging social platform being developed in conjunction with the decentralized AT Protocol. Previously invite-only, the flagship Beta app went public in February 2024. All are...
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The Parkinson's Foundation @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Join us online next Wednesday for Empowerment Through Movement! 💪 This webinar will be focused on practical, evidence-based strategies to integrate movement into your daily life. Register for free: Parkinson.org/events/2025/Jan15WW
parkinson.org
Empowerment Through Movement
Join us for an empowering session focused on practical, evidence-based strategies to integrate movement into your daily life.
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James Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This warms my heart, and I'm sure everyone in the Parkinson's community. An inspiration. And bonus, a Canadian :-) yes! @mjfoxfoundation.bsky.social
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
This is so well deserved. No one has used his or her celebrity better than Michael J. Fox has. Thank you, Michael, from all of us with #Parkinsons. We love you. ❤️❤️❤️ bsky.app/profile/moll...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Yes, I loved the idea of sitting down with the patient with a neurologist, psychologist, and physical therapist, and as a team working on a plan.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
thevarsity.ca/2024/03/03/m...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Interesting #TEDtalk by a MDS about the interaction of mind and body. #Parkinsons #MovementDisorders youtu.be/XtSNBqC1z18
youtu.be
It’s All in Your Head: Challenging Dualism in Health Care | Dr. Sarah Lidstone | TEDxUofT
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 11/12/2024
5th person to be cured of HIV “Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
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5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
And I should add that, even though everybody is incognito, everybody seems to be kind and even funny.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Yes, take a look! :-) And everybody uses fake names there, so it’s all very incognito. 😎
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I've been spending time in the #Parkinsons community on #Reddit. It's a great place to ask questions and give answers. Enjoying the more active engagement. (Plus joining other communities, too, like my city and state, and TV shows I like, lol.)
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Oh, thank you! I've never heard of that before. Sounds fun! 🎭
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
What's a panto? (American here.)
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Michael Okun @michaelokun.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Why not use cycling wheelchairs for Parkinson's and beyond? Check out this video by Okada and colleagues in the Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. No person with Parkinson's should ever be 'left behind.' Love the added exercise component. movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Can’t read the article because of the paywall. If you can screenshot relevant excerpts, that would be helpful.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
That’s great. Is it like a Theracycle? That is, are the pedals electrically powered?
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hijade2madre.bsky.social @hijade2madre.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Disabled people: In case of emergency YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN 1 BAG PREPARED 👝 Bedside bag - items you need if you are trapped in or near your bed. Meds, supplies, snacks, water. 🎒Carry on bag- items you need to keep on your person. Wallet, meds, med supplies.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Thank you! Buying it as a gift for myself and for a friend. 🎁
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Michael Okun @michaelokun.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It is such an honor to have two of my best friends in the world as literal giants in the Parkinson’s field. Jumping and with a cowboy hat I still can’t measure up to their brilliance. Here is to a new roadmap for Parkinson.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
😂 😂
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
So true. And he has moved so fast with it. Really impressive.
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It really is amazing. So if you keep wearing the watch with it turned on, it doesn’t continue to work indefinitely? But works for a while?
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Ellie @pdmama.bsky.social just saw the video you posted to YouTube about the Beech Band. Is this for real? Do the effects persist? Pretty amazing. youtu.be/D1ck6k3mTJM?...
youtu.be
Testing the @beechbandon peak dose aggressive #parkinsons #dyskinaesia #parkinsonsdisease #yopd
YouTube video by PD Mama
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Is Carl Beech on here? I don’t think he is yet. I just saw this amazing video he posted to FB of the Beech Band which he is developing. It helps with dyskinesia & speech & more. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease www.facebook.com/share/r/15JX...
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Redirecting...
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Congratulations!
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Michael Okun @michaelokun.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Why is there a crisis approaching for Parkinson's disease? Well, have a look at the formula. The number of cases is exploding and the costs are skyrocketing. Pair that with a decreasing number of available specialists. Key note this morning for the combined Parkinson Foundation/PSG meeting,
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The Parkinson's Foundation @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week! 🚘 The ability to drive with Parkinson's depends on a one’s specific symptoms & the presence of other age-related changes. We're here to help you evaluate your driving ability: Parkinson.org/living-with-parkinsons/management/activities-daily-living/driving
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Happy to!! Done! 😎
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Kristin @wecanthrivepd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Thank you for sharing, this is fun! 🤗
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Flyaway (she/her) @flyaway.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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The Science of Parkinson's @scienceofpd.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Mandatory listening: A fascinating & wonderful 'Stimulating Brains' podcast episode from @andreashorn.org interviewing Mark McAuley & Susan Boehnke on patient-led #Parkinsons research, patient-centered care & neuroscience education stimulatingbrains.org/63-mark-mcau...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 20/11/2024
Mark McAuley is a successful CEO but also has Parkinson's Disease and DBS. To learn more about it, he started a research project in Susan Boehnke's course at Queens University. A fantastic journey about patient-led research and fantastic science education…! stimulatingbrains.org/63-mark-mcau...
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Andreas Horn @andreashorn.org · 20/11/2024
This is a really special episode about a group of fantastic people – patient, students, educators – that carried out a really interesting research project about DBS – using fNIRS and gait measurements! Haven't heard of anything of the kind before – truly inspiring! Tune in below 👇👇
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Mary Elizabeth Sutherland @meharpist.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This month's issue of @naturehumbehav.bsky.social covers such an important - and under-discussed and researched - topic. For more, see the collection here: www.nature.com/collections/...
nature.com
Menstruation Matters
Menstruation is part of human life, yet we hide it behind stigma and taboos. In this Focus, our authors discuss why menstruation matters. Tackling significant ...
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Abhimanyu Mahajan @amahajanmd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Interested in migrating over and following people who treat and study movement disorders but not sure where to start? Link (not exhaustive): go.bsky.app/F4ZDiMh
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