Larry Gifford says monthly support group meetings at the Parkinson’s Society B.C. in Vancouver have helped him cope with his new normal. Continue reading
Farrer has been mapping the genomes of hundreds of patients from around the world, including Gifford’s, in an effort to solve the medical mystery. Continue reading
Radio program director and Parkinson’s patient, Larry Gifford, says the neuro-degenerative disorder is slowly stealing his ability to speak, so he’s using it while he still can. Continue reading
What do you do when Life Gives You Parkinson’s? I’m not sure, writes Larry Gifford, but that’s what we’re going to find out in a new weekly podcast. Continue reading
Hundreds gathered at Meewasin Park in Saskatoon on Sunday for the annual Parkinson SuperWalk. Continue reading
Over 100,000 Canadians live with Parkinson’s disease and since 1990 more than $38 million has been raised across the country through the walk. Continue reading
Gibson said the goal of his paddle down the Bow River is to help out the Branch Out Neurological Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding new approaches to treating MS patients like his wife, Jenn. Continue reading
A Kelowna-based vocal therapy program called SongShine is helping those struggling with weakened voices, due to illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, strengthen their vocal cords. Continue reading
A charity supporting people with Parkinson’s is looking for members. U-Tunes singing group aims to strengthen voices and study the impact the activity has on the disease. Continue reading
‘The reason I want to talk about it in public is that I was diagnosed three and a half years ago and I’ve had a full life since then,’ the former ‘M.A.S.H.’ star said. Continue reading
