ParkinsonswithGeoff

Hello Everyone, In this episode I summarize some of my standard daily routines and give you an idea of how much time I spend on each one and of course, we add it all up !  For me, as long as I am following everything that I have been doing or recommended to do, it totals about 1.5 hours per day.  But we are not finished after 1.5 hours.   Managing your PD, doing whatever we can to slow or halt its...

Hello Everyone, It's good to be back on the airwaves, I hope you are well.  In this episode I share my experience, tips and tricks for you to consider if you are going on vacation, or traveling away from home in general.  I recently had an opportunity to have a short vacation in Thailand, which is a long way from Florida !! I will share my Parkinson's related experience in terms of plann...

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well.  In this episode we are joined by our guest, Coach Karlee Owens, who is a Movement Coach.  I was fortunate to watch the beginning of a free demo class she was putting on in the community here, and a lot of what Karlee was talking about, and demonstrating, seemed very relevant for consideration as part of your overall Parkinsons motor skills therapies....

Hello Everyone, I have been letting "life" get ahead of me and have not recorded an episode for way too long.  So, time to brush off the cobwebs from the microphone, and my brain, and get back to business.  Thanks to all of you that have sent e-mails asking if I'm OK, when is the next episode being produced, etc.  I am humbled and grateful for your support. I am hopeful that the Par...

Hello Everyone, Welcome to episode 6 of Parkinsons With Geoff.  In this episode I will share with you some of the realities of living with PD over the last couple of weks, which as many of you know included a hurricane and also a trip "outside of my normal habitaa".  How have these changes affected how my PD affects me, and how do I deal with them?  Please listen in and find out.  Don&ap...

Hello everyone, In this, the last of the 3 part interview with Gail Walter, certified speech pathologist, we talk more about the "Speak Out" program produced by the Parkinsons Voice Project, which incorporates many facets of combatting and slowing the progression of Parkinsons, from speech, to swallowing, cognitive and motor skills - "Living With Intent" is the motto of the pro...

Hello everyone, Sorry, one day later than promised, in addition to dealing with the outskirts of hurricane Helene on 26th Sept, the software I use for podcast production and icloud decided they no longer liked each other, so audio files were running all over the internet completely uncatchable - rascals.  In part 2 of my discussion with certified Speech Pathologist we continue to explore the relat...

Hello everyone, Episode 5 is a detailed discussion about the role of speech therapy as part of a Parkinson's Disease plan of care.  Do not be fooled the term "speech therapy", as this episode will reveal, there is way much more than speech involved in this therapy.  Episode 5 is split into 3 parts, part 1 is about Gail's own experience, her background, and outlines what is incl...

Hello everyone, Episode 3 was primarily devoted to Parkinsons "fluctuations", and by sheer coincidence you were witnessing me having a fluctuation (if you hadn't stopped listening already) for about the last 20 minutes - episode 4 opens with an explanation of that.  In episode 4 I share with you my own PD journey as it relates to medications, again, remember, I am not a medical prof...

Hello Everyone, I hope you have had a good week and now nearly all of us are "back to the grind" with schools open after summer break and you are are re-familiarizing yourself with your office if you have had a chance to get away for a while.  Yep, we're back to that already, and of course, many people get overwhelmed in September as meetings and projects get pushed into this month...