TY - BOOK AU - Solimeo,Samantha TI - With Shaking Hands: Aging with Parkinson's Disease in America's Heartland T2 - Studies in Medical Anthropology SN - 9780813547121 PY - 2009/// CY - Piscataway PB - Rutgers University Press KW - Parkinson's disease KW - Patients KW - Iowa KW - Medical anthropology KW - Older people KW - Diseases KW - Antiparkinsonian agents KW - Parkinson Disease KW - psychology KW - Aged KW - Aging KW - Antiparkinson Agents KW - Caregivers KW - Health Services for the Aged KW - United States KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1: Introduction: Becoming Old, Becoming Sick; 2: Ethnography and Age in the Field; 3: It Takes a Little While to Find Out for Sure; 4: It's a Nasty, Hiding Disease; 5: I Don't Know What to Blame It On; 6: I Don't Know What's Worse, Parkinson's or the Medications; 7: It Gets Worse; 8: Changing Bodies, Changing Roles; 9: Conclusion: Aging, Embodiment, and Conditions; Appendix A: Interview Participants; Appendix B: Selected Resources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author N2 - Far from celebrity media spotlight, ordinary individuals, many older and less advantaged, suffer the disabling pain of Parkinson's disease (PD), an illness whose progressive symptoms often mimic old age and cause mobility impairment, communication barriers, and social isolation. At the heart of With Shaking Hands is the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with PD. With a focus on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, Samantha Solimeo combines clear and accessible prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how the disease acceler UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=451924 ER -