Every Victory Counts® Canadian Edition

Parkinson Canada continues their partnership with the Davis Phinney Foundation to publish the Every Victory Counts® manual for people affected by Parkinson’s in Canada. 

This edition transforms the must-have book with Canada-specific statistics, references to medications approved by Health Canada, information on long-term care, legal and financial planning in a Canadian context, and more!

People living with Parkinson’s in Canada, their care partners, and the families and friends of those living with Parkinson’s want reliable and practical information that will help them live well with Parkinson’s. The Canadian edition of Every Victory Counts® is the gold-standard resource to do exactly that. 

With contributions by 50 leading Parkinson’s physicians, allied health professionals, and people living with Parkinson’s, this comprehensive resource equips you with the tools for understanding your Parkinson’s and taking control of your future. 

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Here’s a sneak peek of what you will find inside:

  • Section 1: Living with Parkinson’s
    An in-depth breakdown of motor, emotional, cognitive and autonomic non-motor symptoms, and a close look at causes, progression and types of Parkinsonism, and diagnosis.
  • Section 2: Parkinson’s treatments & therapies
    Explaining medications, treatments and surgical options available in Canada, with an emphasis on exercise, nutrition and alternative therapies to help you live well.
  • Section 3: Living well with Parkinson’s
    Considerations for social connection, managing your relationships and emotional health, and planning for your future financial and care needs.

Worksheets

One of the most important things you can do to live well with Parkinson’s is take action. The Every Victory Counts® Canadian Edition worksheets will help you identify what you need, determine which steps to take, and track your progress. 

Use them to become more aware of the timing and characteristics of your symptoms, document those symptoms, note changes and discuss them with your doctor. You can also log progress toward achieving your wellness goals, such as exercise, and see how far you’ve come and where you need to go. 

Once you download them, you can then print them out and take them to your next appointment, conversation, or treatment session. 

There are three different kinds of interactive tools to help you develop greater awareness of your needs, learn self-care approaches to address specific symptoms, and organize your thoughts so you are better prepared to make the most of your appointments with the various specialists on your wellness team: 

1

Wellness and lifestyle self-assessments.

These worksheets are designed to help you evaluate your needs, set priorities and take positive steps toward living well with Parkinson’s. There are also worksheets to help you track your progress so that you can see the effects over time of changes you’ve made and set new goals for the future.

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2

Symptom checklists.

These worksheets encourage you to become more aware of how and when symptoms are problematic, offering recommendations for simple things you can do to minimize and manage symptoms. Completing these worksheets will also help you organize your needs and concerns so that you can clearly communicate them to your wellness team.

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3

Medical information snapshots.

These documents are intended to organize important information about you for your wellness team, including specialists such as a DBS programmer, dentist or a hospital wellness team.

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Hear it from others

The Davis Phinney Foundation’s Every Victory Counts® manual has long received accolades for its ability to give people all over the world their footing after receiving their Parkinson’s diagnosis. The Canadian Edition builds on this reputation and continues to help those impacted by Parkinson’s learn about it at their own pace.

The Every Victory Counts® manual is an active part of my life. It is not something that lives on a shelf.

Jill Ater

There is good news and bad news with the publication of the Canadian edition of the Every Victory Counts® manual. The bad news is that it shows that Parkinson’s doesn’t respect boundaries and doesn’t discriminate – its impact is wide-spread and is a life-changing event. The good news, however, is that the manual has a wealth of information on how to live your best life with it – until the day that a cure is found.

 Larry Linton, Parkinson Canada Board Member

I appreciate the manual’s fundamental perspective, which is to empower people to live well with Parkinson’s today. I routinely recommend this manual to my patients, whether they are newly diagnosed or have been living with Parkinson’s for years.

Aaron Hauge, MD

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