Parkinson’s Doesn’t Have to be a Career Killer | 10

In this episode, Niki and I talk to my colleagues and bosses about how their adjusting to my PD diagnosis, get advice from my neurologist Dr. Jonathon Squires, Neuropsychologist Dr. Robert Duff, and employment lawyer Lior Samfiru. I also chat with Jim Redmond about being a teacher with PD and Jonny Acheson about adjustments he’s had to make as an emergency room doctor who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. 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 Kathryn Stewart, Dustin Collins, Dr. Jonathon Squires, Jim Redmond, Jonny Acheson, and Troy Reeb. Also Thank you to @SickboyPodcast – check them out here http://sickboypodcast.com/ Follow them on Twitter Brian Stever @SteverBrian Taylor MacGillvary @Taymacgillivary Jeremie Saunders @JeremieSaunders Dr. Robert Duff from The Hardcore Self Help Podcast Website: https://www.duffthepsych.com You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/duffthepsych Twitter:https://twitter.com/DuffThePsych Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/duffthepsych/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/duffthepsych Lior Samfiru B. A. (hons.), LL.B., partner Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Website: www.stlawyers.ca Twitter: https://twitter.com/stlawyers And special thanks to my wife Rebecca Gifford. For more info on our partner Parkinson Canada head to http://www.parkinson.ca/ Here is a link to an article about Young Onset Parkinson’s which also discusses employment 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

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