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My Degeneration : A Journey Through Parkinson's by Peter Dunlap-Shohl is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is My Degeneration : A Journey Through Parkinson's about?

How does one deal with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the age of forty-three? __My Degeneration__, by former __Anchorage Daily News__ staff cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl, answers the question with humor and passion, recounting the author’s attempt to come to grips with the “malicious whimsy” of this chronic, progressive, and disabling disease. This graphic novel tracks Dunlap-Shohl’s journey through depression, the worsening symptoms of the disease, the juggling of medications and their side effects, the impact on relations with family and community, and the raft of mental and physical changes wrought by the malady. __My Degeneration__ examines the current state of Parkinson’s care, including doctor/patient relations and the repercussions of a disease that, among other things, impairs movement, can rob patients of their ability to speak or write, degrades sufferers’ ability to deal with complexity, and interferes with the sense of balance. Readers learn what it’s like to undergo a dramatic, demanding, and audacious bit of high-tech brain surgery that can mysteriously restore much of a patient’s control over symptoms. But __My Degeneration__ is more than a Parkinson’s memoir.

Who reads My Degeneration : A Journey Through Parkinson's?

Author

Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271085791

Category

nonfiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (89 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14