A 50-year-old with Parkinson's disease would need which of the following?

a) verbalize feelings of loss

b) information about the disease

c) protection from infection

d) access to medications and food

a) verbalize feelings of loss

Explanation:

Neurodegenerative disease characterized by intense tremors and stiffness of the upper and lower limbs, Parkinson's disease usually affects people over 55 years and its main cause is emotional problems such as anxiety and distress, so it is important for people with the disease to voice feelings of loss so that they can better cope with the disease.

Parkinson's disease has no cure and requires multidisciplinary treatment using antidepressants and alternative therapies to alleviate emotional trauma. There are few cases in which the disease strikes young adults, as did Canadian actor Michael J. Fox, who took on the disease at age 30.

Parkinson's is the disease of chronic sufferers. It is no use just treating the symptoms with medicines. The ideal is to know the cause of the suffering and act on it, only then the symptoms will be mitigated satisfactorily.