Several years after her diagnosis she started receiving phone calls from people asking if she could talk to their relative, friend or  co-worker who was recently diagnosed.  So many people were being sent home with a prescription and a return appointment months later, usually in a state of shock and not knowing any more about Parkinson’s than before they went to the neurologist. She started her blog because of a lack of information available to the community about living with Parkinsons.  Almost 6 years later she is still blogging.  You can read her blog here: twitchywoman.com

Additionally, in response to the pandemic and hearing from so many women who are newly diagnosed, Sharon has started Twitchy Woman Peer Support.  Because in-person classes for people with Parkinsons are not available now, there is no easy way to meet others who will become part of your support team. Twitchy Woman Peer Support are pairing women who are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s a Peer Mentor, who has lived with Parkinson’s longer, to talk to as they are integrating Parkinson’s into their lives.