The woman shares what it is like to make makeup while living with Parkinson’s (exclusive)

Reka Janisse, an active mother of three from San Antonio, Texas, balanced her family life with working a full -time job at Bank of America and teaching fitness classes. Then a diagnosis changed in 2022 her life forever.

Janisse, 42, blev offentlig med sin Young-startade Parkinsons sjukdomsdiagnos den 11 november 2023, på Instagram, efter att ha diagnostiserats i april 2022. Janisse beslutade att dela aspekter av hennes liv som lever med Parkinsons i hopp om att hjälpa andra människor med sjukdomen att hitta gemenskapen-och en ny video som beskriver hennes makeuprutin på Tiktok Has gone viral.

The video, which was shared on July 21, shows that Janisse Curling her eyelashes while sings with Taylor swift ‘S “The One”, as she works through her routine while she experiences shaking as a symptom of her condition. “POV: It’s Monday morning and I’m getting ready with Parkinson’s 💄 The shaking? Sparkles. The stress? High,” started the caption.

She continued, “starts the week with a full plate at work and so much I want to share with you. As long as I don’t rip my eyelashes in the process … We’re good 😅.” The video now sits on almost 400,000 views.

When asked how her Parkinson’s diagnosis has affected her daily routine, she tells people exclusively, “a huge impetus for me was on this journey to completely transform my life and exclude all other health problems so that I could only focus on my Parkinson’s illness. I stopped drinking, lost 60 pounds and devoted my life to become the best version of myself.”

Janisse has also continued her fitness journey. “I work out seven days a week, so I start my mornings every day at 4 am I am in the gym at 5am, where I focus on hybrid training to support my Hyrox competitions. At 6 o’clock, I get my three children ready for the school and prepare myself.”

While living with shaking, a challenge reflects Janisse how maintaining her makeup routine has given up on her. “I usually struggle with my morning makeup, work clothes and jewelry, but I also know how important it is to feel and look good for my mental health,” she says.

“After my diagnosis in April 2022, I spent almost a year and a half by going through all the phases of grief,” Janisse tells People. “When I finally reached the acceptance phase, I had a recurring dream to share my story in public. At that time I had not told my employer or someone outside my close family and friends but I couldn’t stop thinking about why this happened to me and – what should I do about it now?”

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Janisse continued, “If I could share my story and help someone get PD treatment before or feel seen -then I was willing to take that risk and reveal the good, bad and ugly on my trip. I created an Instagram account and announced in public that I have Parkinson’s disease.”

Influencer was 39 years old when she was diagnosed. “Young-commencement Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) occurs in humans younger than 50 years. Most people with idiopathic or typical PD develop symptoms at 50 years or older”, according to Parkinson’s foundation.

YOPD affects about 4% of the 1 million people living with Parkinson’s in the United States after living with Parkinson’s for seven years, Janisse has found that she is “at the point where the medicine does not always give relief.”

Janisse said that her employer has been “extremely supportive” since she revealed her diagnosis to them. “My family and friends also provide support. I called my account ‘pd.family’ to build a sense of society for those who do not have support as I do, and the answer has been overwhelmingly beautiful,” Janisse said.

Since she began her social media trip, Janisse is now maintaining a following of almost 30,000 on Instagram and Tiktok.