Parkinson's Research

• Rudy’s Run aims to raise money and bring awareness to Parkinson’s disease

  Rudy Erfle started the run to help others who are also suffering from Parkinson's disease.

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  Sep 22, 2019
  
• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: We’re dying here. It’s time to change the narrative

  In this special on-location episode of 'When Life Gives You Parkinson's,' we discuss the role of advocacy in Parkinson’s, especially as it relates to wellness and research.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2019
  
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• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: Is Parkinson’s a genetic condition?

  In this episode, Larry Gifford talks with Dr. Matt Farrer, a geneticist and Parkinson's researcher, as well as Sara Riggare, co-chair of the WPC 2019 Patients Advocate Committee.

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  Mar 27, 2019
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• ‘Not making the connection’: What it’s like for Parkinson’s patients with frozen gait

  Sometimes, Marg Turner, who has Parkinson's disease, knows where she wants to walk and how to take a step, but her feet feel "nailed to the floor."

  Health

  Feb 10, 2019
• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast recap — The search for a cure starts with fundraising

  In this episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast, Larry Gifford talks to people behind several Parkinson’s fundraisers.

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  Dec 19, 2018
• Parkinson’s and genetics: UBC ‘gene-hunter’ aims to solve medical mystery

  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.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2018
• ‘I’m arriving with each step:’ B.C. man creates podcast on learning to live with Parkinson’s

  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.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2018
• World Parkinson’s Day: A look at current research on the disease

  Parkinson's researchers are learning more and more about the disease, though they're still not entirely sure what causes it or how to stop its progression.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2018