'It's only one chapter in my life,' she said. Her Parkinson's diagnosis only shows up near the end of the book. Since moving to Ocean Isle in 2010 - when Rick became vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington - she's worked on her memoir, 'Broken Places.' Published this summer, the book is available from and the Barnes & Noble website. Whitfield, however, hasn't let the disease slow her down. 'But it settles on different parts of the body,' Whitfield said. Its most common symptom is a tremor in the hands. Before her doctor could give her the news, she thought, 'Parkinson's disease.'Ī disorder of the nervous system, Parkinson's affects the muscles' ability to move. Then, 'all of a sudden, my legs wouldn't move,' Whitfield said.īack home, she did a Google search of the symptoms. She loved dancing and couldn't wait to get out on the floor at the reception.

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