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 PD
accelerates, mediates, and obscures patterns of aging. She explores
how ideas of what to expect in older age influence and direct
interpretations of one's body.
This sensitive and groundbreaking work unites theories of
disease with modern conceptions of the body in biological and
social terms. PD, like other chronic disorders, presents a special
case of embodiment which challenge our thinking about how such
diseases should be researched and how they are experienced.
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