Books & Resources

Written by eight-time award-winning author Kristine Meldrum, BA, ACE, with leading researchers Jay Alberts, PhD, and Daniel M. Corcos, PhD, and featuring a foreword by international Parkinson’s expert Bastiaan R. Bloem, Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise is a research-based guide that empowers people with Parkinson’s and their care partners to better understand how exercise can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

I have Parkinson’s Disease and a sense of humor! This is a collection of 100 funny stories about my life with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. I also share some helpful advice for surviving this disease. Come learn and laugh with me! Laughter is the best medicine. Have a Happy Parkie Day! All profits from this book will be donated to Parkinson’s.

Created by Brian Alldridge and his community of Tik Tok friends, the Parkinson’s Pill Bottle provides accessibility and a sense of security when taking medications for those living with Parkinson’s disease.

Internationally renowned as both a neurologist and a leading researcher, Dr. Okun has been referred to as, “the voice of the Parkinson’s disease patient.” He has an international following on the National Parkinson Foundation’s Ask the Doctor web-forum. His many books and internet blog posts are brimming with up-to-date and extremely practical information. He has a talent for infusing his readers with positivity and optimism. In his current book, he unmasks the important secrets applicable to every Parkinson’s disease patient.

The Parkinson's UK Tech Guide is the place to find consistent and reliable information about devices and apps that help people with Parkinson's to live full lives. The Tech Guide is built around a catalogue of products that are available to Parkinson's patients and provides detailed reviews of the products based on the lived experience of people with Parkinson's. 

Sheryl Jedlinski recounts her past 20 years living with Parkinson’s through life experiences and humorous stories providing readers with insights into living well with the disease.

The PD Avengers are a global alliance of people living with Parkinson’s, partners and friends, standing together demanding change in how the disease is seen and treated. As a patient led organization, the PD Avengers add urgency to research, wellness and advocacy by uniting people and organizations to the cause of ending Parkinson’s disease. Learn more at www.pdavengers.com

A podcast series co-hosted by Tonya and Chad Walker that seeks to encourage, connect and educate the Parkinson’s community.

PD Movement Lab helps people with Parkinson’s foster a renewed sense of self. Through practical movement strategies they can learn techniques to improve mobility and adapt creatively. And from interviews with outstanding PwPs, they can discover models and ideas for an active and engaged life.

Gloria Gottesman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2012. Wishing she’d had a positive way to explain Parkinson’s disease to her own grandchildren, she wrote a book, Pilot to Co-Pilot, for families to share with their children to take the scare out of Parkinson’s disease. The book is illustrated by her granddaughter, Ellie.