Interviews
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
Ahmad Ashoori on Advocacy
I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering. I came to Canada in 2008 as a PhD student. My research focused on…
February 10, 2024
Liz Campbell Holroyd on Community Advocacy
My first motor symptom was a slight tremor in my ring finger on my right hand in February of 2010. I was officially diagnosed…
February 9, 2024