Parkinson’s disease brings with it many potential symptoms, including hallucinations (seeing things that are not there) and delusions (believing things that are not true). Not everyone will experience these symptoms and not everyone who does will find them bothersome, but it can be a source of uncertainty and concern for people living with the disease. In audio from this Third Thursdays Webinar, our expert panel discusses navigating life with these symptoms and medication and non-medication strategies to manage them.
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In this episode Kelsey Lewis, adult child of a parent living with Parkinson’s and a senior philanthropy relationship manager at The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), leads a discussion with:
- Michael Fitts, who is a retired assistant dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2011. He is a member of the MJFF Patient Council.
- Ava Butler, who was a care partner to her husband Richard who lived with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. She’s also an author, an organizational development consultant and a leadership coach.
- Katherine Amodeo, MD, a movement disorder specialist at MidHudson Regional Hospital. She was also a Class of 2019 Edmond J. Safra Fellow.
View a transcript of the podcast.
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