Spinning Wheels
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Larry & Rebecca Gifford highlight two Canadians with Parkinson’s who are sparking awareness, raising money and building community by riding their bicycles across every Canadian Province over the next three months.  Jim Redmond and Steve Iseman take a break from pedaling to sit down with Larry at picnic table outside their RV on Day two of the journey when they stopped at the Capilano River RV Park in West Vancouver.  Thank you for listening. Add your voice to the show and leave a message for us here; https://www.speakpipe.com/WhenLifeGivesYouParkinsons Follow us, Larry & Rebecca Gifford  Twitter: @ParkinsonsPod Facebook: Facebook.com/ParkinsonsPod Instagram: @parkinsonspod Thank you to the following people and organizations featured in this episode: Jim Redmond  - LISTEN to Jim’s episodes from Season One  Parkinson’s Doesn’t Have to Be a Career Killer.   Hope, Fear, Frustration and Levadopa Steve Iseman    Mike Loghrin Darlene Richards-Loghrin WANDA (The RV) Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? You are not alone. Contact presenting partner Parkinson Canada http://www.parkinson.ca/, call the toll free hotline 1-800-565-3000 or on Twitter you can message @ParkinsonCanada. Here is a link to Parkinson Canada’s “Together: No Matter What” campaign Thanks also to our content and promotional partners The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson’s Podcast hosted by Larry Gifford Spotlight YOPD – The only Parkinson’s organization dedicated to raising awareness for Young Onset Parkinson’s disease and funds for the Cure Parkinson’s Trust.   PD Avengers –  We are building a global alliance to end Parkinson’s. Join us. World Parkinson Congress 2023 –Make plans to join us for #WPC2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Credits Dila Velazquez – Story Producer Greg Schott – Sound Design
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