Released on: October 16, 2008, 5:47 pm

Press Release Author: Xlibris Corporation

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Author Bonnie McCollough Broadhead recounts her husband's
experience with Parkinson's disease in this Xlibris published book order to help
other who suffer the infirmity.

Press Release Body: The Xlibris release, Calvin's Journey with Parkinson's,
chronicles Calvin Broadhead's life and his efforts to survive Parkinson's disease.
Author Bonnie McCollough Broadhead brings full attention to her husband's story and
the degenerative disease that has beset Calvin and people in their twilight years.

Parkinson's disease impairs a person's motor skills, speech and other motor
functions due to the degeneration of the central nervous system. The manifestation
of this disease can range from movement disorders to high-level cognitive
dysfunction to subtle language problems. It is these symptoms and other experiences
that Bonnie details in this self-published book.

Calvin's Journey with Parkinson's also highlight's the title character's strength
and courage throughout his experience of failing health. It is the Bonnie's
intention to bring wisdom pertaining to Parkinson's disease, so others who suffer
the illness can learn from similar circumstances that Calvin went through.

Calvin's Journey with Parkinson's is a helpful resource for individuals with
Parkinson's disease and people who have loved ones who suffer from the illness.


About the Author
Bonnie McCollough Broadhead was born December 25, 1928, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
She was the first born of five children into the family of Amanda Josephine
Hensarling McCollough and Myles McCollough. She finished high school and earned two
years of college. She married Calvin C. Broadhead in January 1947 and they has two
daughters -- Carmen Colleen Broadhead Malone and Deborah Amanda Broadhead Houston.

Calvin was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1987 shortly after his retirement.
He died July 9, 2002. Both their daughters and all three of Bonnie's brothers are
very attentive to her. They take special care of her needs. Bonnie now resides in
Madison, Mississippi, with her oldest daughter.


About Xlibris
Xlibris was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for
authors, has helped to publish more than 20,000 titles. Xlibris is based in
Philadelphia, PA and provides authors with direct and personal access to quality
publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound, and full-color
formats.

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