Join us for a conversation about navigating the external expectations that people with young onset Parkinson's disease uniquely face. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** About our panelists: Jennifer Parkinson Iljin is co-founder of Neuro-Wellness Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those with Parkinson’s, Stroke and other neurological disorders in fighting back through non-contact boxing and other wellness therapies. In 2005, Jennifer was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease at age 32. Jennifer is a PD advocate, boxing coach, mother of 2 children, now 20 & 23. In 2019, she co- founded Neuro-Wellness Alliance with her husband Pablo. Miguel Sanchez worked as an Aviation Electrician for the Coast Guard in his 20’s, and was honorably discharged in 1992. He then worked as a film and TV lighting technician before taking an early retirement in 2015; five years after his diagnosis. He loves spending time with family, road trips, storytelling, reading, writing, and photography. Nathan Ward is a 38-year-old husband and father of two. At the age of 26 after being diagnosed with PD, he went into years of depression and decline. Since 2017, his mission has been to help himself and others live, […]

Would you like to understand how to better manage the hallucinations and delusions caused by Parkinson's? Please join us for this talk. About our speaker: Dr. Katherine Wong is a board certified neurologist specializing in movement disorders and behavioral neurology. She is interested in Parkinson’s disease clinical trials, the contribution of the blood brain barrier and the gut microbiome to PD clinical symptoms, the overlap of memory and movement disorders, and increasing access to specialty care and clinical trials for a diverse population of patients. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** ---- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online events. Special thanks to our program sponsors Abbott, Acadia, and Boston Scientific. Learn more about PCLA at www.pcla.org.