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Discerning Where to Age in Place
As children of parents that have been diagnosed with Parkinson's or Lewy Body Dementia, one of our greatest concerns is striking the...
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Brooklyn White
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Simple and Affordable Home Modifications for Aging in Place
More and more seniors are choosing to age well at home. By performing a home safety assessment, you can make sure that your home has...
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Brooklyn White
- Jun 22
- 6 min
Understanding the Difference Between Home Health and Home Care
At some point in our journey of long-term care at home, we may be required to solicit additional assistance. But one of the biggest areas...
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Brooklyn White
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Choosing Home - What does that look like?
The COVID-19 emergency has only strengthened the desire seniors have to age in place - at home - an already favorable position among...
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Brooklyn White
- Jun 2
- 5 min
Honor What Wishes?
When we talk about advanced planning -- whether we are looking at it from the perspective of planning for ourselves, or we are helping...
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Brooklyn White
- May 26
- 3 min
Engage Care Partners Signs with Parkinson Association of Alabama
Engage Care Partners LLC has officially kicked-off it's first engagement in the Non-Profit world by partnering with the Parkinson...
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Brooklyn White
- May 11
- 2 min
The Parkinson's Disease Symposium is This Saturday! RSVP Today!
The Parkinson's Association of Alabama, Inc. will be hosting it's annual Parkinson's Disease Symposium this Saturday, May 14th at the...
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Brooklyn White
- Apr 20
- 4 min
Brooklyn White is an Officially Certified Death Doula Serving Central Alabama
Death used to be revered as a sacred part of our life's journey. It is only within the last 100 years that we've absolutely removed the...
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Brooklyn White
- Apr 14
- 4 min
Choosing a Guided and Gentle Approach When Caring for Our Loved Ones
As I work to listen more and more with those on the journey of caregiving, I am learning of new and better ways I can engage with those...
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Brooklyn White
- Mar 23
- 3 min
What if Home isn't Possible?
I had promised my dad that no matter what, I would do everything in my power to keep him home throughout his journey with Parkinson's and...
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Brooklyn White
- Mar 16
- 3 min
What If? Scenarios
Some of us like to plan ahead and think of "what if" scenarios. It makes us feel in control. But it is impossible to plan ahead for all...
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Brooklyn White
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Who is Lewy?
Like my dad, many people that are diagnosed with Parkinson's have never heard of Lewy Body Dementia. After Dad's diagnosis, we thought we...
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Brooklyn White
- Mar 9
- 4 min
Care Navigators? Who are They?
What is a Care Navigator and why would I consider hiring one? We hire financial advisors, lawyers, accountants - in essence we hire our...
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Brooklyn White
- Mar 2
- 4 min
Strategically Mapping Out a Plan for Our Journey with Parkinson's and Dementia
Whenever we get a diagnosis that makes us ponder, possibly even fret about the future - it can be easy to do one of two things: (1) feel...
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Brooklyn White
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Diagnosed, Now What? Preparing for the Parkinson's Journey.
As our parents age, they may be faced with any number of diagnosed chronic conditions. In my dad's case, it was Parkinson's Disease and...
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Brooklyn White
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Sunsets and Silver Linings Now Available
I have always found sunsets - especially sunsets over bodies of water such as lakes or oceans breathtakingly beautiful. Eventually, there...
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Brooklyn White
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Join the PD Fight Club Family! Determination is one punch away.
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit a PD Fight Club class hosted by Martin Juarez at his gym, Juarez Boxing, in Irondale, Alabama....
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Brooklyn White
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Memory Catchers and Story Tellers
Leave a Legacy for Future Generations - Create a Life Book! Engage Care Partner's Memory Catchers and Story Tellers Program works with...
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Brooklyn White
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Tapping into Key Resources Will Change Everything
Every 9 minutes, a person's life is forever changed. Every 9 minutes a person is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in the U.S. This is...
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Brooklyn White
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
When you live in the south, even the prediction of one inch of snow can be extremely magical. We get beside ourselves, heading to the...
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