Elliot Essman

Parkinson's Disease Elliot Essman

Food and wine writer Elliot Essman was floored by Parkinson's disease, picked himself up, and gives us a memoir filled with passion and perspective on how the disease affects every aspect of his life: his walking (stiff, like a zombie) his facial expression (blank, again like a zombie), losing most of his ability to speak, his difficulty putting on clothing (it fights with him), handling his phone (too many tasks with too little time), his emotional and psychological state (at risk) and the things in his life that give him hope (his grandchildren, his sisters, raw self-belief and endurance).