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April 5, 2022

Top 9 Ways Pets Enhance Your Life

“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t even know we had.” -Thom Jones  The road…
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Ken Schiff
Community Voices
April 5, 2022

Ken Schiff Manages PD with Proactivity and Humor

When Ken Schiff answered my phone call, he quickly asked me to hold. When he returned a few minutes later, he said, “Sorry, today’s program…
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March 5, 2022

14 Musicians with PD and Their Hit Songs

“Parkinson’s patients have a special interest in art and have creative hobbies incompatible with their physical limitations.” -Professor Rivka Inzelberg  A few years ago, Rivka…
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Advocacy
March 5, 2022

Cultivating Community Through Partnership

“Our bodies relax and our spirits lift when we connect in genuine friendship and love. Strong personal relationships not only add joy and meaning to…
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Soania Mathur after giving birth
Community Voices
March 5, 2022

Balancing Motherhood, Career, and YOPD

Soania Mathur was 27 when everything changed.   She was living a full life. She had just started a full-time family medical practice in Ontario, had…
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Parkinson's advocates in Washington, D.C.
Advocacy
March 1, 2022

Parkinson’s Advocacy: Let Your Voice Be Heard

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”  It’s one of my favorite quotes, attributed to social activist Maggie Kuhn.  For many people, raising their…
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