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EPISODE · Mar 11, 2026 · 14 MIN

Inside Muhammad Ali's battle with Parkinson's disease (Enable: The Disability Podcast)

from Enable: The Disability Podcast · host Geoff Herbert & Kurt Hower

Rasheda Ali Walsh, a Parkinson's advocate, author and the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, talks with "Enable: The Disability Podcast" about her dad's 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Rasheda discusses the importance of exercise to slow the neurological disease's progression, her role as a caregiver (or "care partner"), and one of her favorite memories with her dad (involving Peter Jackson's 2005 movie "King Kong"). Rasheda will also be speaking at an Empower Parkinson event on March 25 at The Oncenter in Syracuse, N.Y. Tickets and additional info are available at https://empowerparkinson.org/events  “Enable: The Disability Podcast,” which highlights amazing people with disabilities and different abilities, releases new episodes weekly on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Follow facebook.com/enablepodcast or @enablepodcast on Instagram and TikTok for more. Note: Views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Advance Local. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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