HERSHEY, Pa. — About a decade ago, Joan Riggs, a 64-year-old from Lemoyne, started to have shaky hands. At first, it was an annoyance. However, as the tremors worsened, they kept her from doing the activities she enjoyed most.
She stopped working as a nurse. She couldn’t enjoy her favorite hobbies, journaling and cross-stitch, because they require steady hands. Even eating and drinking became difficult.
“I was always spilling food and making a mess on the floor, and just getting a fork or spoon to my mouth was so frustrating,” she said. “I started eating mostly finger foods and not really sitting down to an actual dinner of any kind.”…