From Parkinson's Fatigue to Walking 25,000 Steps a Day in London

Carisa Stempert (00:00) Energy 4 Regeneration is the place to go if you feel like run out of other options, and you want to proactive about your Parkinson's disease, and be with people who are dedicated helping you live your best life. Hi, I'm Carisa Stempert. I live in Connecticut. I'm a contract employee for a company The thing that drove me to find some some in my hands. I had a lot of stiffness and and it took three doctors, nine months to figure out what was going on with me. So as soon as they figured that out, thank goodness the medication, carbidopa/levodopa really helped that a lot. I was able to function again, see my own handwriting. Things were better, not great or perfect, by any means. And looking for something else, trying to advocate for myself. So somewhere along the way, Dr. Eckel crawled into threads of Facebook, and I was just inspired. At that point, I was 59 years old, and I wasn't ready to give up and say, "Ah well, you have to this fatigue that you have all the time and you're going to trip up the stairs every time you go somewhere, and you can't go on vacation because you just don't have the energy or the enthusiasm anymore. I talked to them and they had to offer was exactly what I was looking for. So I went to Brain April of this year. It is now August and I am my old self. I went to London two weeks ago. One day I did 25,000 steps, dragging my husband along like I always do. And that's what I want. I want the semblance of a normal life I love. The fatigue really has dissipated. I rarely feel worn out. was something I was really concerned about because when we go on vacation, when we do things, we like to be active. Sleeping - sleeping has improved tremendously. When we were away and afterwards, getting a really good quality sleep, not waking up for hours saying, "I have to get up in an hour! I can't stay awake anymore!" So that's definitely a positive. just very happy with how I feel. What surprised me about Dr. Eckel and the Energy 4 Life is... It's surprising but it's not surprising, they're very dedicated to each individual. They take their time. They give you a lot, a lot of confidence in what they do. And they're all just super and helpful and everybody else who walks through the door of that clinic. That is something that is to be treasured. Again, went to one neurologist, kinda gave up, he couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. just "Sorry, you gotta go." I just kind of felt adrift. Thank goodness he did that because that helped me find Dr. Eckel and Dr. Gregg and everybody else at the clinic because they're just my new family. Starting with them, with all the coaching, the twice weekly coaching calls, the support you get from that, seeing other people who are in the same boat as you, I guess. Everybody's at a different place in their own journey, of course, but you support each other, and you know there are people there who are fighting the fight as well. And it's very positive, very We're gonna get this, we're doing great, we're holding each other's hands metaphorically across the miles. And I have to say, working with that has helped keep me positive. I would say, "Hop over that fence, honey, because that's where you wanna be." I mean, they love us. That's all I can say. It's not even just a doctor-patient relationship. They love having us there. We love being there. The clinic just becomes your second home for the week. It's great. And it will give you peace of mind to know that you're doing something to further your wellness.