The moment you hear "Parkinson's disease," something shifts.
Maybe it happened to you. Maybe to someone you love. Either way, you're suddenly navigating a landscape nobody prepared you for — the fear, the grief, the questions that don't have easy answers, and the complicated feelings you can't always put into words.
This book is for that moment. And every moment that follows.
The Parkinson's Path is not a clinical manual. It's a companion — written for the emotional reality of living with or loving someone with Parkinson's disease. With warmth, honesty, and thirty years of hard-won experience, author Lianna Marie meets you exactly where you are: shocked, afraid, frustrated, hopeful, exhausted, or all of the above.
What you'll find inside:
Each short, relatable chapter ends with Path Pointers — practical, actionable steps to help you steady yourself in the moment and build emotional resilience over time. These include:
- Scripts to help you find the right words in the hardest conversations
- "Words to Carry" — quotes for the days when you need something steady to hold onto
- Honest guidance through the emotions nobody warned you about — including the unexpected pockets of joy that can still grow alongside this disease
"The Parkinson's Path is a practical, no-nonsense guide to living with — rather than dying from — Parkinson's. It empowers readers to focus on living and to embrace what is sacred in their lives." — Dr. Tim Ihrig, physician and internationally recognized expert in palliative and hospice medicine
About the author:
Lianna Marie spent thirty years as her mother's caregiver, walking with her through every stage of Parkinson's disease. She is a trained nurse, a former international athlete who competed for Canada, and the founder of All About Parkinson's — an online community trusted by tens of thousands of families worldwide. She currently serves as Regional Director of Marketing and Communications for the American Parkinson Disease Association.
Most books about Parkinson's are written by a clinician, or a caregiver, or someone who understands what it means to keep moving when your body says stop. Lianna has lived all three. The Parkinson's Path is not a theory about resilience. It's written by someone who earned every word.
Whether you were diagnosed yesterday or have been on this journey for years, you don't have to figure it out alone.
