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Toothbrush designed to help people with Parkinson's disease brought to life by Florence nursing home residents

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Patty Schneider has Parkinson's disease, which can cause tremors. She uses a walker to get around her retirement community in Florence, Kentucky. Four Ignite Institute students designed a toothbrush holder to help people like Schneider. Residents at the retirement community tested it, including 101-year-old Dwight Harris.

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Toothbrush designed to help people with Parkinson's disease brought to life by Florence nursing home residents

Patty Schneider writes birthday cards for her nieces and nephews. Licking the envelopes, she laughs about how fast theyre growing up. Then, she jokes about her handwriting. This simple act of writing on a card might not sound like a big deal but Schneider has Parkinsons disease, which can cause tremors and ultimately make it difficult to walk and talk."I've had little tremors almost my whole adult life, she said.One day, a few months after her h…

1 month ago·Cincinnati, United States

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