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The Gerontologist Advance Access originally published online on August 26, 2009
The Gerontologist 2009 49(5):720-723; doi:10.1093/geront/gnp130
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Aging and Parkinson's Disease: Personal Identification, Embodiment, and Experience with a Degenerative Disease

Kara Bottiggi Dassel, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85014

S. Solimeo (2009). With Shaking Hands: Aging with Parkinson's in America's Heartland. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 192 pages. $72.00 (hardcover), $24.95 (paper).

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With Shaking Hands is a heart-warming, informative, and well-written ethnographic portrayal of individuals’ experiences with Parkinson's disease (PD). The primary goal of this work was to describe how persons with PD perceive aging while living with a progressive chronic disease. This is not a typical dry dissertation tome. Samantha Solimeo is able to describe the design and results of her mixed-method study in a captivating style that is appropriate for a variety of audiences, from the person with no previous knowledge of PD to the most experienced neurologist.

Following a somewhat technical introduction to medical anthropology, the author walks readers through the typical PD trajectory, from symptom onset and diagnosis to prognosis and treatment. The concluding chapters diverge from the earlier clinical themes to discuss how PD influences the relationships and roles between the sufferers and their respective caregivers. Interwoven into each chapter are brief commentaries of the author's personal . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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