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10 reasons why Parkinson's disease is scary. 10 reasons why Parkinson's disease is scary. Since my diagnosis 8 years ago, I have learned a lot about Parkinson's disease, and shared a lot with you on Parkinson's Follies for the past 18 months. However, there is one very important feeling that I have not yet directly addressed: FEAR! Parkinson's is scary! Parkinson's is first and foremost scary for patients of course, and it is a feeling that does not help to face the disease, quite the contrary. But Parkinson's is also very scary for those around you, whether it is your spouse and children, or friends and work colleagues. And finally, Parkinson's is scary for everyone. We rediscover it every day when the opportunity arises to talk about our disease... Through this fear, through all these fears, we understand that we must still and always inform and make people understand. So I am restarting the enlightenment machine, this time through the prism of fear. • 10 reasons why Parkinson's disease... 00:00 Introduction 01:07 First reason: there is no cure for Parkinson's disease. 01:39 Second reason: the progression of the disease is unpredictable and varies from person to person. 02:27 Third reason: Parkinson's disease progresses faster than other neurodegenerative diseases. 03:14 Fourth reason: the final stages of the disease can be particularly horrible. 04:13 Fifth reason: the patient witnesses his physical and intellectual decline in full lucidity. 04:59 Sixth reason: Parkinson's disease affects more and more young people. 05:37 Seventh reason: Parkinson's disease attacks our brain and almost completely destroys certain areas of it. 06:28 Eighth reason: the pain intensifies over time, will I be able to face it? 07:06 Reason number nine: New therapeutic methods such as deep brain stimulation are initially frightening 07:38 Reason number ten: Fear of falling