Spinning Wheels Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we're excited to introduce our guest, Rick Suvanto, from Toronto, Ontario. Not only is Rick diagnosed with PD but he is also an organizer of events big and small and an advocate for people with Parkinson's Disease. Join us as we discuss Rick's journey...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode we are continuing to highlight people who will be involved in the Spinning Wheels Relay to End Parkinson's!! The Relay will begin on July 27th, 2024 in both Victoria, BC and St John's, NL and end on September 28, 2024 in Ottawa, ON. To learn more about...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode we are continuing to highlight people who will be involved in the Spinning Wheels Relay to End Parkinson's!! The Relay will begin on July 27th, 2024 in both Victoria, BC and St John's, NL and end on September 27, 2024 in Ottawa, ON. To learn more about...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we're we are doing things slightly different. Today's conversation is with Li Jang. Li was born in China where she was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease at the age of 21. We have opted to let this episode run in it's entirety. It is 25 min...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin (Sorry, we're late but I'm getting use to the current running through me :) . In today's episode, we are continuing doing something just a little bit different! There are a few different reasons for this change. The first is that Mike is busy recovering from successful DBS...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. If you comment "PD Tea" in the comment section then your name will go into a draw for 2 bags of PD Tea. Each bag contains 20 sachets of PD Tea. Hitting the Like Button does nothing to improve your chances of winning the tea but it does help us out, so why not do that as w...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we are continuing doing something just a little bit different! There are a few different reasons for this change. The first is that Mike is busy recovering from successful DBS surgery. He is too busy break dancing and pretending to be Frankenstein to w...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we are doing something completely different! There are a few different reasons for this change. The first is that Mike is busy recovering from successful DBS surgery. He is too busy break dancing and pretending to be Frankenstein to worry so much about...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we're excited to introduce our guest, Pat Evans from Portland, Ontario. Join us as we discuss Pat’s Parkinson's journey from diagnosis to the present day. Pat discusses her reaction to being diagnosed with PD, her strategies and practices to live her b...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's two part episode, we're excited to introduce our guests, Tom Olien and Virginia Lake of Cornwall, Ontario. Join us as we discuss both Tom's Parkinson's journey from diagnosis to the present day and Virginia's CarePartner journey. Both Tom and Virginia discuss t...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's two part episode, we're excited to introduce our guests, Tom Olien and Virginia Lake of Cornwall, Ontario. Join us as we discuss both Tom's Parkinson's journey from diagnosis to the present day and Virginia's CarePartner journey. Both Tom and Virginia discuss t...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we're excited to introduce our guest, Jeannine Alain from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Jeannine is our first, but definitely not our last, guest from Saskatchewan. Join us as we discuss Jeannine's Parkinson's journey from diagnosis to the present day. Jean...

In this episode of Spinning Wheels, Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here host Jim Redmond and Engineer Mike Loghrin have the pleasure of welcoming Darlene Richard’s-Loghrin and Mike Snetsinger. Both Darlene and Mike are real Spinning Wheels Tour heroes. This episode was recorded shortly after the one year anniversary of completing the coast to coast tour of Canada. It would not have happened wi...

In this double episode of "Spinning Wheels, Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here", host Jim Redmond welcomes Tim Hague, founder of U-turn Parkinson’s in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and winner of Season 1 of The Amazing Race Canada. Tim, an established public speaker and author, shares his personal journey with Parkinson's Disease (PD), from his initial diagnosis at the age of 46 to his present-day expe...

In this double episode of "Spinning Wheels, Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here", host Jim Redmond welcomes Tim Hague, founder of U-turn Parkinson’s in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and winner of Season 1 of The Amazing Race Canada. Tim, an established public speaker and author, shares his personal journey with Parkinson's Disease (PD), from his initial diagnosis at the age of 46 to his present-day expe...

Here is the second part of our first ever double episode. In this part of Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, host Jim Redmond and engineer Mike Loghrin welcome Tamara Boaden, the from the Passion for Parkinson's Foundation in Mississauga, Ontario. Tamara shares her inspiring story of being a caregiver for her husband who has Parkinson's Disease and how this experience led he...

Here is a first for the podcast: a double episode! Here is Part A. In the first part of Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, host Jim Redmond and engineer Mike Loghrin welcome Tamara Boaden, the from the Passion for Parkinson's Foundation in Mississauga, Ontario. Tamara shares her inspiring story of being a caregiver for her husband who has Parkinson's Disease and how this exp...

Welcome back to Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here, hosted by Jim Redmond and engineered by Mike Loghrin. In today's episode, we're excited to introduce our guest, Greg Hicks from Riverview, New Brunswick, a passionate advocate for people with Parkinson's Disease. Join us as we discuss Greg's work in helping individuals with Parkinson's maintain an active and fulfilling life...

In this episode of 'Spinning Wheels, Parkinson's Conversations with Jim Here,' Jim sits down with Denise Lawson from Calgary, Alberta. Denise, a retired physiotherapist, shares her journey of living well with Parkinson's disease since her diagnosis two years ago. Initially shocked by the diagnosis, Denise quickly decided to move forward and embrace strategies for a fulfilling life. A strategy she...

In this episode of Spinning Wheels, Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here, host Jim engages in an inspiring conversation with Lanny Thomas, a prominent figure in the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes Parkinson's Community. Lanny recently underwent the life-changing Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, and he shares his personal journey and experiences with Parkinson's Disease. Throughout the episode, L...

In this episode we have the return of Mr. PDTEA, Lloyd Taylor. Listen as Jim discuses what Lloyd has in mind when travelling to Spain. Be riveted as Jim goes on location for the first time to talk Bull with Lloyd. It is definitely a no BS Bull story! There is also a very interesting strategy for freezing of gait.

Today’s guest on the Spinning Wheel Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here podcast is Andy Robinson. Andy lives in North Saanich, BC. Besides living as well as he can with PD he is also a Board Member of the Parkinson’s Wellness Projects (an organization that provides free exercise programs and support groups for people living with Parkinson’s) in Victoria, BC. Andy was also our guide at the star...

Today’s guest on Spinning Wheels, Parkinson’s Conversations with Jim Here is Steven Iseman. Steve is member of the Spinning Wheels Tour team. In the Summer of 2022 Steve cycled 8000km across Canada to help raise awareness about PD and the benefits of exercise and communication when it comes to living well with PD. Steve is also a member of the Bike to Barcelona group that is cycling to the WPC in...

Today’s guest is Erin O’Brien from Kingston, Ontario. Erin is the founder of WiseMovesKingston (www.wisemoveskingston.com) and a certified PWR! Instructor. Join us as Erin tells her story about why she chose to work with people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Erin has a sincere passion and dedication to her clients, and spends her days making the lives of people with Parkinson’s better. Erin offers...

Today’s guest is Lloyd Taylor from Toronto, Ontario. Lloyd rode the final 10 days or so of the Spinning Wheels Tour, joining in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lloyd was diagnosed with PD during the Covid Pandemic. Join us as Lloyd shares his story about his Parkinson’s journey so far. Lloyd speaks with honesty, frankness, and positivity. He has the ability to find hope with his Parkinson’s diagnosis and is...