The one skill that most people do not have but would most definitely benefit from would be patience. Mastering this skill can be difficult and problematic as there are many pros and cons that enter into the equation. We have all heard the phrase âPatience is a virtueâ. What they fail to enlighten us with is the facts of patience.
Parkinson's disease typically occurs in people over the age of 60, of which about one percent are affected. Males are more often affected than females. When it is seen in people before the age of 50, it is called young-onset PD. The average life expectancy following diagnosis is between 7 and 14 years. The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson, who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, in 1817.
1 Primary symptoms include tremor, stiffness, slowness, impaired balance, and later on a shuffling gait. 2  Some secondary symptoms include anxiety, depression, and dementia. 3  Most individuals with Parkinson's disease are diagnosed when they are 60 years old or older, but early-onset Parkinson's disease also occurs.