My Life Transformed by Parkinsons Disease

About the Book

This book describes my life from my youth growing up as part of a large family in Jamaica, to my emigration to the USA and finally how I have coped with the difficulties that have plagued me with this neurologic disorder.

About the Author

The reason for writing this book is that I know firsthand what is like to live with a chronic illness. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1998, and have been coping with the effects that are caused by this sickness ever since. I hope to share my story as a motivational journey as you transform from an active and energetic life, to one slowed by the neurological effects of this disorder affecting one’s movement and motor skills. Presently I reside in the hamlet of Valley Cottage, Rockland County, New York. I am a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Spring Valley, New York, where I serve as an usher and a lay reader. I also serve on the board of the Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland (JAMCCAR). A former banker, I am now working in the retail food industry.