Interviews
Hundreds of conversations with warriors, caregivers, researchers and advocates from around the world.
Jean Kaluza, From Drums to Dystonia to Dance to Freeing Brains
I gave myself dystonia from drumming too much, had to switch professions & became an app designer. When it looked like it was going…
August 20, 2024
Asli Beyza Gul: Driven by Passion, A Journey to Transform Parkinson’s
As an aspiring physician, I shadowed numerous clinics in Dubai. Among them, the neurology clinic left a lasting impression on me. It was here…
August 18, 2024
Larry Schaberg on Advocacy
I was born in Michigan to a deaf mother and father whose younger brother is hard of hearing. After finishing high school left for…
August 18, 2024
Frank Antonicelli Embracing Parkinson’s
My name is Frank Antonicelli, and I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 43 in 2007. Since then, I have been…
August 16, 2024
Dee Ecklund on Multiple Sclerosis Advocacy
I was diagnosed with MS in 2002. About 10 years later I was diagnosed with drop foot, and another 3 years after that I…
August 14, 2024
Karen Patterson Teatime with Mother Nature
I was born and raised in the Bay Area. I published my first poem in the Daily Review Missy Mouse Club at age 8.…
August 13, 2024
Rita Botelho: Sharing to break Stigma about PD
I am Rita, a 40-year-old Portuguese product and jewelry designer based in Porto, Portugal. After traveling around the world and living in different countries…
August 12, 2024
Daniel Fruik: The Poisoning of our Military Men & Women… Kadena Air Force Base
I completed a 29-year Law Enforcement in August of 2010, when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease with more than 50,000 other Americans that…
August 11, 2024
An interview with Jess Dove London & Esther Labib-Kiyarash on Turnto PD
Esther Esther is a married mom of 2 kids. Esther was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease after a 2 year-long journey of misdiagnosis…
August 8, 2024
An interview with Rena Yudkowsky: Memory Matters with Rena
Rena Yudkowsky, a professional memory coach and geriatric social worker, is the founder of Memory Matters. She teaches online memory improvement courses to mid-lifers…
July 26, 2024
An interview with Guillaume Brachet: A repurposed life
My name's Guillaume, 35yo French Pharm.D ph.D diagnosed with YOPD late 2018 at age 29. After a few hard years I decided to take…
July 25, 2024
Tony Saviano: Movin’ and Groovin’
I was born and raised in Chicago and was a real estate broker for 44 years in the Northwest Suburbs before retiring last year.…
July 12, 2024
Melissa Miller The Marathon of Caring for a Chronically Ill Loved One & Epilepsy Awareness
Hi! I’m Melissa Miller. I have 15 years of prior experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant where I worked primarily in Long-Term Care facilities.…
July 11, 2024
Amanda Brown: Chronic Amanda’s Advocating
I have had medical issues my entire life and never any answers until 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder. It…
July 11, 2024
Sebastiaan Hoyt Rock To Cure Parkinsons
Sebastiaan Hoyt Rock To Cure Parkinsons on July 10, 2024. Please tell me a little about your background. My name is Sebastiaan Todd HOYT…
July 10, 2024
Kendra Dinius Parkinson’s AHAIRMESS!
My name is Kendra and I was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's just after I turned 40 years old. My career as a hairdresser…
July 6, 2024
Jennifer Crowder, Every Voice Matters: PD Advocacy
By her own definition, Jennifer is a tenacious fighter who wants to remind everyone living with Parkinson’s, has value and a story to tell.…
June 25, 2024
Cory Orosz RN Case Manager, Parkinson’s Advocate
I am from a small town in NYS and have moved around a bit. I initially went to college with no idea what to…
June 23, 2024