Parkinson’s reshapes intimacy, but connection endures

Parkinson's disease often reshapes a couple's sex life, with diminished desire and new caregiving dynamics; the American Parkinson Disease Association notes this is common and not a reason to give up on intimacy, while the ParkinSex kit helps couples explore intimacy beyond intercourse—through a book, card game, and items to support touch, baths, candles, and other forms of closeness. The piece uses a Missouri couple’s experience to show how intimacy can adapt and that love and quality of life can endure as the disease progresses.