I cannot take credit for today’s blog and apologize in advance to anyone who might be offended, but sometimes we just have to laugh or we would cry. I googled Parkinson’s jokes and came across these lovely comments, that have been modified slightly to meet a CarePartner perspective. I hope they bring you a smile…

We were getting really bored with our normal day to day life so my husband developed Parkinson’s Disease to shake things up. He tells me that it was tough to detect the tremors at first because he grew up in California and was used to everything always shaking. He is now part of a club for people with Parkinson’s, they have their own secret handshake. What instructions are not needed on his Parkinson’s medicine? Shake well before use.

My husband did share a hilarious joke about Parkinson’s last night, but I don’t want to tell it because he was a little shaky on the details. You know the best thing about my husband having Parkinson’s? I never have to buy him another electric toothbrush. He is thankful that he was diagnosed with PD instead of Alzheimer’s because, as he puts it, it’s better to spill only half your drink than to forget where the bottles are kept.

A friend asked me the other day if I had any advice for dealing with my husband’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s, apparently “just shake it off” wasn’t the right answer. So instead I offer this, may you always keep a smile on your face and love in your heart as you share in this challenging and difficult PD journey.

For these and many more fun PD jokes visit https://upjoke.com/parkinson-jokes.