The Search for a Cure Starts With Fundraising

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In this episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s, I talk to people behind several Parkinson’s fundraisers, learn about their experiences with the disease and meet the researchers who benefit from the funds raised. I also let you follow me into Dr. Farrer’s lab as I donate my DNA. Follow me, Larry Gifford Twitter: @ParkinsonsPod Facebook: Facebook.com/ParkinsonsPod Instagram: @parkinsonspod Follow Co-host and Producer Niki Reitmeyer Twitter: @Niki_Reitmayer Thank you to: Emily Chambers. You can check out her music at www.emilychambers.ca and follow her for future alerts about “Shake, Shake, Shake.” You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/emilychambersmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/em_chambers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilychambersmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/em_chambers/ Michael Chueng. Check out his site www.teaparky.com and follow him. Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/teaparkydotcom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeaParky/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teaparkydotcom/ For details on Porridge for Parkinson’s and The Pacific Parkinson’s Research Institute www.pacificparkinsons.org and follow them. Twitter: https://twitter.com/PPRI__ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PacificParkinsons/ Drs. Matthew Farrer, Silke Cresswell, and A. Jon Stoessl at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/. Follow the Centre for Brain Health on Twitter at @DMCBrainHealth. Dr. Farrer’s researchers Jesse Fox and Emil Gustavason. And special thanks as always to my wife Rebecca Gifford. For more info on our partner Parkinson Canada head to http://www.parkinson.ca/ The toll free hotline is 1-800-565-3000 Or follow them on Twitter Parkinson Canada @ParkinsonCanada Parkinson Society BC @ParkinsonsBC Credits Dila Velazquez – Story Producer Rob Johnston – Senior Audio Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on December 19, 2018.

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