Interviews
Hundreds of conversations with warriors, caregivers, researchers and advocates from around the world.
Daniel Hight: I Have Cancer, Cancer Doesn’t Have Me
42, husband, father, worked as a consultant until I had a seizure and was diagnosed that same day with a brain tumor. I was…
May 2, 2024
Lisa Skinner, How Would You Prepare for a Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis?
Author Lisa Skinner is a behavioral specialist with expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. In her 30+year career working with family members and…
May 1, 2024
Allie Reed, Helping People with Parkinson’s Disease Find Community, Support, and Hope
My name is Allie Reed and I’m a speech language pathologist. I grew up in Las Vegas, NV and received my Bachelor’s in Speech…
April 30, 2024
Jeannine Alain: Finding Something I Can Do for Others
I’m 65-year-old Canadian who lives in Saskatoon, SK. I grew up on a farm and was diagnosed with PD 9 years ago. Can you…
April 29, 2024
Interview Ellen De La Cruz Swimming To Beat Parkinson’s
Ellen De La Cruz Swimming To Beat Parkinson’s on April 28, 2024 Please tell me a little about your background. I am a teacher,…
April 28, 2024
Author Rick Lauber on Caregiving for PD
Rick Lauber was a former co-caregiver for both of his aging parents (his mother had Parkinson’s Disease and Leukemia and his father had Alzheimer’s…
April 28, 2024
Dr. Greg Eckel from Energy4Life Centers
Dr. Greg Eckel from Energy4Life Centers on September 27, 2023 by George Ackerman, Ph.D, J.D. Please tell me a little about your background: Dr.…
April 27, 2024
Darryn Wright on Advocacy
Darryn Wright on Advocacy on September 27, 2023 by George Ackerman, Ph.D, J.D. This is one of Darryn’s favorite memes! Please tell me a…
April 26, 2024
Susan Belesi Parkinson Place Center
My name is Susan Belesi and I was raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. I have been married to Craig Belesi for 41 years,…
April 25, 2024
Misty Dickey on Advocacy on Lewy Body Dementia
I have been married for 34 years. I work as a CPS investigator. I go to college full time, and this is my senior…
April 24, 2024
Dr. Molly Cincotta Movement Disorders Specialist at Temple University
Dr. Molly Cincotta Movement Disorders Specialist at Temple University on April 23, 2024. Please tell me a little about your background. My name is…
April 23, 2024
Wayne MacLaughlin from Rise Above Parkinsons, Inc.
Wayne MacLaughlin from Rise Above Parkinsons, Inc. on September 8, 2023 by George Ackerman, Ph.D, J.D. Rise Above Parkinsons, Inc. Please tell me a…
April 23, 2024
Rob Warner, 17 years and counting with Parkinson’s, and still hang’n in there
My name is Rob Warner. I am the husband to my wife Wendy and a father of 4 kids, Emily, Robyn, Sara, and Grant.…
April 22, 2024
Dr. Peter Istvan Pedaling for Parkinson’s, cycling for a cure
My background is in public/private healthcare and entrepreneurial business. Following the completion of a PhD in Neurophysiology, at Queen's University, I worked with Eli…
April 21, 2024
Debbie Polisky More Nutrition Less Stress for the PD Community
Debbie Polisky: More Nutrition Less Stress for the PD Community on March 18, 2024 by George Ackerman, Ph.D, J.D. Please tell me a little…
April 20, 2024
May Evers on Advocacy: Always keep on the move
I grew up in Asia and the US and ended up in Hamburg, Germany where I studied Indonesian languages and social anthropology. I raised…
April 19, 2024
Char Grossman, Director + Founder YogaReach® LLC
As the Founder and Director of YOGAREACH® LLC, a premiere adaptive therapeutic yoga business, Char has been leadings a set of adaptive yoga classes…
April 18, 2024
Martha Nance, MD Medical Director at Struthers Parkinson’s Center
I graduated from Yale University and got my MD from Virginia Commonwealth University, then went to the University of Minnesota for Neurology residency and…
April 16, 2024