Frieda deHaan describes her husband, Sidney, as a remarkable man. "If one door closes, he will find another to open,” she says. Amongst his friends, Sidney is known as the "Amazing Man" – not quite Superman, but certainly extraordinary in how he has handled...
Every September, people across the province come together to raise awareness of the realities of living with Parkinson's disease (PD), while celebrating the strength and resilience of the PD community. Parkinson SuperWalk is as much a fundraiser that helps ensure...
Grant Laporte and Duncan Watson have had a remarkable, decades-long friendship that started because of their love of the bagpipes. When they met in 1980, Duncan was an aircraft mechanic, playing with the Delta Police Pipe Band, and Grant was a learner of the pipes....
Leslie Davidson is a 70-year-old retired teacher, mother to two daughters, and grandmother to four. She and her husband, Lincoln, also a schoolteacher, enjoyed life in the small town of Grand Forks, BC while raising their children. Leslie and Lincoln were very...
Farooque Syed is a published author and passionate gang prevention expert. The youngest of five children, he grew up in a loving, caring family within the Indo-Canadian community in Vancouver. Farooque was always protected and looked after by his siblings and doting...
Harold Macy is no stranger to challenges. The retired 75-year-old forester has called rural Comox Valley home for the past 40 years, a place where he and his loving partner, Judy, raised three children, built their own house in the family's 800-acre forest, and grew...
As today is Valentine's Day, nurturing intimate connections with loved ones seems like the natural thing to do – but for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), this may present challenges. Some symptoms of PD may require you to make changes in the way you express...
Please tell us a bit about yourself and your connection to Parkinson’s disease. My husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) thirteen years before his passing, a year and a half ago. As I journey the road of post-Parkinson’s and caregiver recovery, barely a...
When Maureen's husband, Jim, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD), her understanding of intimacy changed. Before the onset of his symptoms, the couple enjoyed exercising together — for them, physical activity was a means of both healthy living and connection....
