Conversations Best of 2023 - Dean Laws
Dec 8, 2023
Dean Laws, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, formed a running crew and ran the Sydney Marathon. The podcast explores his journey of diagnosis, finding support, challenges to identity, soccer memories, living with Parkinson's, and retraining the brain through the PD Warrior program.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Childhood Memories and Kid Street Cricket
01:36 • 8min
The Infamous River Kick
09:37 • 6min
A Surprise Appointment and a Devastating Diagnosis
15:42 • 2min
Challenges to Identity and Possible Causes of Parkinson's
17:18 • 2min
Soccer, Chemical Exposure, and Looking Forward
19:15 • 2min
Living with Parkinson's: Medication, Symptoms, and Support
20:51 • 6min
PD Warrior: Retraining the Brain
26:33 • 23min