World Parkinson’s Day Celebrated
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, we celebrated World Parkinson’s Day with great enthusiasm at the Golf Club, in collaboration with our partners. World Parkinson’s Day, observed globally on the birthday of Dr. James Parkinson the first to study and describe Parkinson’s disease serves as a vital opportunity to raise awareness.
This international event aimed to highlight the challenges faced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, emphasize the importance of proper care and support, and shed light on the need for early and accurate diagnosis. Representatives of patients and caregivers shared their personal experiences and voiced the difficulties they encounter to officials from the Ministry of Health, Association of Ethiopian Neurologists and other relevant bodies.
We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of this important event.
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የአለም የፓርኪንሰንስ ቀን ተከበረ
ቅዳሜ ሚያዚያ 4፣ 2017 አም ከአጋሮቻችን ጋር በመተባበር የአለም የፓርኪንሰንስ ቀን በጎልፍ ክለብ በድምቀት አክብረናል፡፡ በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የፓርኪንሰንስ በሽታ ተመራምሮ በአገኘው ዶክተር ጀምስ ፓርኪንሰንስ የልደት ቀን የተሰየመው የአለም አቀፍ የፓርኪንሰንስ ቀን በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ በሰፊው ይከበራል፡፡ ይህ አለም አቀፍ ኩነት በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ የፓርኪንሰን ህሙማን የሚያጋጥማቸውን ፈተና፤ ለህሙማኑ መደረግ ስላለበት ድጋፍና እንክብካቤ እንዲሁም ስለምርመራ ሂደቶቹ ግንዛቤ መፍጠርን አላማው ባደረገ መልኩ ያከበርን ሲሆን የህሙማንና አስታማሚዎች ተወካዮች ያላቸውን ተሞክሮ በማጋራት የሚያጋጥማቸውን ፈተና ለጤና ሚኒስትር ተወካዮች እንዲሁም ለሚመለከታቸው አካላት አቅርበዋል፡፡
ለዚህ አለም አቀፍ ኩነት መሳካት የተባበራችሁን ሁሉ ከልብ እናመሰግናለን፡፡
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a year ago at the age of 67. For several months I had noticed tremors in my right hand and the shaking of my right foot when I was sitting. My normally beautiful cursive writing was now small, cramped printing. And I tended to lose my balance. The neurologist had me walk down the hall and said I didn’t swing my right arm. I had never noticed! I was in denial for a while, as there is no history in my family of parents and five older siblings, but I had to accept I had classic symptoms. I was taking amantadine and carbidopa/levodopa and was about to start physical therapy to strengthen muscles. I used different supplements that didn’t work, so last July, I tried the PD-5 protocol—the best decision ever! My tremors eased, my energy returned, and I sleep soundly. I feel like a new woman, and I can walk and exercise again. I got the PD-5 from limitless healthcenter. c om