Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), ON and OFF times, and Getting Through It with Heather Kennedy

In this episode, Heather Kennedy, a person with Parkinson’s who has been living with the diagnosis for 12 years discusses:  Three articles she’s recently written called “Gifted”, “Poison for Breakfast”, and “Sweating it Out”  Her journey with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)  The difficulty of unpredictable ON and OFF times in Parkinson’s and how those times impact relationships  How her views have changed since the initial days of her diagnosis   The difficulty of discerning between symptoms that are due to Parkinson’s, medications, or something else entirely  The burden of explaining Parkinson’s to those who don’t understand  The importance of having compassion for people with Parkinson’s and nurturing that compassion in all areas of life   and more! We hope you enjoy! Visit the blog post for this episode here to find related resources, the video recording, and more.   Are you loving the Parkinson's Podcast? You can listen to more episodes on our website! This content is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you. If you would like to make a donation, please visit: https://dpf.org/podcastdonation