Dr. George Ackerman
Mike Justak from PD Shimmers
Mike Justak, an inspiring public figure. Despite retiring on disability, he founded the Mike Justak Foundation for Parkinson's Disease and has served as its…
February 17, 2024
Encarna Micó Amigo Biomedical Engineering
As an undergraduate of the bachelor’s in industrial design engineering I was awarded with two highly competitive scholarships at Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain).…
February 16, 2024
Glen Higa from the Hawai’i Parkinson Association: Live Your Life and Smile
I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2018 at the age of 47. In 2021, I became a personal trainer working exclusively with people…
February 16, 2024
Raul Martinez Fernandez, Neurologist and Clinical Researcher: The long and winding road to stop Parkinson’s disease.
After specializing in Neurology, my focus shifted to the Movement Disorders field. I conducted two clinical and research fellowships: a 6-month stint at the…
February 15, 2024
Tim Brown- Giving Voice To Those Who Have None. Atypical Parkinsonism Awareness
Originally born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario to working-class parents. I’m the middle child of eight children–four boys and four…
February 15, 2024
Melinda Barkhuizen Ph.D. in Neuroscience Pharmacy
I am a pharmacist with a PhD in neuroscience and a PMP-certified project manager. I love solving biological puzzles with data and I am…
February 14, 2024
Margie Alley from PingPongParkinson- Gotta Keep Moving
I am a 60-year-old woman with 2 adult children who was diagnosed with PD at age 48. currently work p/t as a social worker…
February 13, 2024
Joanna LaFleur on Finding Joy in the Dementia Journey
Joanna has worked in the Dementia care field for over a decade, and she knows first-hand what it is like to care for a…
February 12, 2024
An interview with Rebecca Morgan, Empowering Voices: A Conversation with Parkinson Place Speech Therapy on October 22, 2023 by George Ackerman, Ph.D, J.D.
I have been a speech-language pathologist for over 30 years. I have primarily worked in the medical field with adults for the majority of…
February 12, 2024
Sarah Lambert on Advocacy
I grew up in Port Angeles, Washington and learned about Parkinson’s Disease when my father was diagnosed when I was in high school. At…
February 11, 2024