Holiday Shopping for PD

Thinking about a useful gift for someone with PD? Check out our list of gifts for your loved one this holiday season.

Exercise

1. YMCA or other gym membership. Give the gift of health this holiday season!

2. Cardio equipment. This could be a stationary bike, desk bike, or adjustable dumbbell set.

3. Walking sticks

   
   
   
   

Personal Care

1. Toothpaste dispenser

2. Squatty potty

3. Button and zipper hook

4. Weighted utensils

5. Slip on shoes

   
   
   
   

To address pain

1. Heating pads

2. Theracane for trigger points

3. Self massager

Heat and self massage can really help reduce any muscle and joint pain.

Sleep hygiene

1. The hatch. The hatch has shown to help with sleep hygiene. With its various calming sleep sounds and its sunrise alarm clock, sleep has never felt better.

2. Comfort Linen. No more trouble with turning in bed. Comfort linen was designed specifically for people with PD.

3. Silk or satin sheets. Similar to Comfort Linen, silk or satin sheets can help you move more easily in bed.

Readers

1. Kindle. With setting that can make the text larger to help with reading, its lightweight feel, and lack of fine motor skills during its use, the Kindle is the perfect option for your favorite bookworm.

2. Audible subscription. For those who are having a hard time reading, but miss the story telling reading offers, Audible takes your favorite novels and turns them into an audiobook.

Story tellers

1. Storyworth. For those who want to share their life story with their loved ones and future loved ones to come.

For those who have everything

1. Donate. Whether you choose to donate to Help for PD, another PD organization, or an organization that supports a different cause, making a donation in someone's name is a thoughtful way to support the causes that are important to your loved one. Give the gift that gives back this year.