Feb 04 2020 24 mins 1
We are excited to bring you today's interview with Lynn Eric Hewitt, a PWP who talks about how he handles the challenges of living with Young Onset Parkinson's. He talks about how his PD process and how he has managed his life up to this point.
Here are some of the topics he covers:
- His early life and pre Parkinson's life (1:07)
- His diagnosis and the early symptoms he had prediagnosis (3:29)
- Why his PD diagnosis didn't hit him as hard and the unusual way he was diagnosed (6:09)
- What is his mantra and the powerful mindset he uses get past the everyday challenges of Parkinson's (6:45)
- Who his current team consists of and what he does to fight PD on a daily basis (11:10)
- How often he sees his Parkinson's neurologist and why (15:20)
- How he communicates with his family and friends about his Parkinson's and how he engages them to join him in his fight against Parkinson's (16:16)
- His Young Onset Parkinson's support group and why they are important to him (16:54)
- How he uses social media as a support group (19:20)
- What his Positive Moment with Parkinson's is and how others inspire him to keep going (20:20)
- His biggest takeaway and best advice to someone who is newly diagnosed (21:50)
This episode is brought to by;
Neurorev.com
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