Kathleen was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1999. She was less and less able to take care of herself. In order to gain more independence in her daily life, Kathleen decided to come to China for stem cell treatment.
Kathleen's main problems were with her movement. She suffered from rigidity, especially in her feet, and tremors as well as difficulty moving around. She had trouble using her hands well and the year before the treatment she became more and more dependent on assistance for getting out of bed and getting washed and dressed. She sometimes even had trouble eating by herself.
During the periods where the medication in her body was at a low level, Kathleen needed assistance with many of her daily activities like walking and getting out of a chair. She would suffer from cramps, tremors and freeze ups that would make her daily chores difficult, if not impossible. Kathleen could spend about 50% of her day in an off period which meant she basically needed assistance all the time. Her balance was also not very good and even when she was on medication, despite being able to move around a little by herself, her balance still failed her at times.
Kathleen complained of her facial expression changing somewhat and her speaking getting slower and slower. She wasn't able to smile due to her facial muscles cramping up. Kathleen's hands were also cramped up in a claw like position a lot of the time and she had trouble with things like combing her hair and tying her shoelaces.
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