When Life Gives You Parkinson's
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When Life Gives You Parkinson's
Larry Gifford has Parkinson’s disease, and he wants to talk about it. When Life Gives You Parkinson’s chronicles Larry’s journey following diagnosis at age 45, but he knows he’s only part of the story. The podcast gives voice to the fascinating people that make up the Parkinson’s community and beyon...
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The Parkinson's Plan with Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael Okun
In this compelling episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson's podcast, Larry sits down with Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael Okun to discuss their groun...
PD Avengers: REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)
PD Avengers co-founders Soania Mathur and Larry Gifford discuss the challenges of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), a condition often associated with...
PD Avengers Weekly Chat - Balancing Life and PD
The PD Avengers discuss the challenges of balancing life with Parkinson's disease, emphasizing the impact of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on daily rou...
PD Avengers: What have you learned about yourself since your diagnosis?
PD Avengers co-founders Larry Gifford, Soania Mathur, and Tim Hague Sr. discussed various topics related to Parkinson's disease, including recent news...
PD Avengers: Three things to focus on in the new year
In the PD Avengers Weekly Chat titled "3 Things to Make 2025 Great!", co-founders Larry Gifford, Soania Mathur, and Tim Hague discuss three key action...
Choosing DBS
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Podcast Summary: Overview of DBS for Parkinson's Disease
In this episode, we discuss Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a...
From Awareness to Action: The Final Episode
In this bittersweet finale of "When Life Gives You Parkinson's," we reflect on the incredible journey we've shared over 124 episodes. From the very fi...
Dialing in DBS and Sorting Through the Data with Rune Labs CEO Brian Pepin
In the latest episode of "When Life Gives You Parkinson’s," Larry Gifford shares insights into his Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) journey alongside his...
DBS: I Helped Surgeons Operate on my Brain
In this episode of "When Life Gives You Parkinson’s," Larry and Rebecca dive into Larry's recent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. It's the culmin...
Brains and Drills: What to Expect with DBS Surgery
In this episode, Larry and his partner, Rebecca, discuss what to expect right before, during, and after DBS surgery. The surgery is scheduled for Octo...
Navigating Deep Brain Stimulation: The Pros, Cons, and Realities
In this episode of "When Life Gives You Parkinson's," Larry Gifford and Rebecca Gifford delve into the world of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), continui...
Inside Larry's DBS Journey: Meeting the Brain Surgeon
In this episode of "When Life Gives You Parkinson's," Larry and Rebecca dive into Larry's upcoming Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. They introduc...
My Eye-Opening DBS "Off" Challenge
Hosts Larry and Rebecca Gifford are preparing for Larry's DBS surgery scheduled for October 24, 2023. During the evaluation for DBS surgery. Larry nee...
WPC2023: Parkinson's Without Borders
Donate to the World Parkinson Coalition to support this and future World Parkinson Congresses.
World Parkinson Congress 2023 (WPC2023) was a tr...
Harnessing the Healing Power of Infrared Light
Larry & Rebecca Gifford dive into the growing interest and research being conducted around red light and infrared light laser therapy for Parkinson’s...
Biomarker Breakthrough w/ Debi Brooks CEO of The Michael J Fox Foundation
The banner headline on the homepage of the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s website reads “Breaking News: Parkinson’s Disease Biomarker Found.” It sounds e...
Is Trichloroethylene an invisible cause of Parkinson’s?
Trichloroethylene (TCE). You cannot see it or smell it. It could be in the air you breath, the water you drink, and the food you eat. It is a carcinog...
The Promise of Lithium as a Parkinson’s Disease Modifying Treatment
Lithium is more than a drug, it’s the third element on the Periodic Table of Elements. Symbol is LI. It’s lightest metal known to mankind. Lithium-ion...
Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s Journey w/ May May Ali and Michael S. Okun, MD
January 17 marks the 81st anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Parkinson’s advocates of all time, Muhammad Ali. In this episode, we learn m...
I Don’t Care Just Call It Apathy
One of the dark symptoms of Parkinson’s is apathy. Describing apathy is a bit like describing what it feels like when a dementor in the Harry Potter b...
Live Inspired with John O'Leary
When John O’Leary was a nine-year-old boy, he was burned on 100% of his body. He was in his garage playing with matches and gasoline—just like he’d ha...
Being Well with Parkinson’s
Kat Hill and Nancy Peate are the authors of Being Well with a Chronic Illness: A Guide to Joy and Resilience with Your Diagnosis. In their book they o...
What’s Your Superpower? Feat. Geoff Constable
Geoff Constable is a PD Avenger and an Ambassador for the World Parkinson Congress 2023 in Barcelona. We met at the last WPC2019 in Kyoto. Like many o...
What’s New and Now in Parkinson’s
Updates on several stories we’ve shared on the podcast. Reactions to the three-minute test to diagnose Parkinson’s. The final 30km on a cross-country...
A 3-minute test for a Parkinson’s diagnosis
This is a breakthrough, breaking news episode featuring Professor Perdita Barran, University of Manchester and Joy Milne, the woman who can smell Park...
I Was Clueless About Caregiving
Dave Iverson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2004. He is a founding member of The Michael J Fox Foundation (MJFF) Patient Council and was the first...
Two women with Parkinson’s, 200 years apart
SUMMARY: In the book, “Mary & Me,” author Robyn Cotton draws upon her own experiences with Parkinson’s in a fictional novel based in contemporary time...
Spinning Wheels
Larry & Rebecca Gifford highlight two Canadians with Parkinson’s who are sparking awareness, raising money and building community by riding their bicy...
Down Under | A Spark, A Warrior, and World Parkinson's Day
This is part one of three of a mini-series of episodes we are calling “Down Under.” Host Larry Gifford gets you ready for World Parkinson’s Day. Learn...
The Talk | Larry & Rebecca in Conversation – Part Three of Three
This is the final instalment of our three episode mini-series we are calling “The Talk.” Hosts Larry and Rebecca Gifford talk about how Parkinson’s ca...
The Talk | Larry & Rebecca in Conversation – Part Two of Three.
This is part two of three for a mini-series of episodes we are calling “The Talk.” Hosts Larry and Rebecca Gifford are also the guests this week. In t...
The Talk | Larry & Rebecca in Conversation – Part One of Three.
This is part one of three for a mini-series of episodes we are calling “The Talk.” Hosts Larry and Rebecca Gifford are also the guests this week. They...
Deep Dive into DBS | Part Two of Two: Shake it Off
Larry & Rebecca Gifford dive deep in to deep brain stimulation (DBS). We learn about the innovative technology used for DBS from Dr. Alfonso Fasano, t...
The DBS Journey | Part One of Two: Your Brain Controls Everything and We Can Control Your Brain
Larry & Rebecca Gifford dive deep in to deep brain stimulation (DBS). We challenge the Neuroscience perception that the brain is everything we know an...
The Brain Under Siege
The first three episodes of Season 4 of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s go deep inside the brain. It has been five years since the United Nations reco...
DELAYED: This pod and the WPC
We missed a few weeks of the podcast and I wanted to explain why. Turns out I can’t still do it all. I’m having to prioritize more and more on where...
NBA star Brian Grant on hard work, team work, and Parkinson’s
This episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s features former NBA star Brian Grant who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2008. He spent...
Care Partners Advocating for Themselves
This episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s is all about care partners and caregivers advocating for themselves. We take our jobs very seriously a...
Parkinson’s is not witchcraft or a curse | Parkinson’s Si Buko Uganda
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month! This episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s addresses stigma of Parkinson is in Uganda. You will meet Hannin...