Vivian

In the Spring of 1996 my parents moved into a house in Long Island, New York. Later that same year my mother, Vivian, was diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system result from the death of dopamine-generating cells. The disorder commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. Due to the progression of her Parkinson's disease my mother was confined in her home for the past two years. This personal photo project, titled "Vivian", portrays my mother and her daily coping with Parkinson's disease.