Parky Conversations
I’m Andi Brown, the creator and host of Parky Conversations. I was diagnosed at the age of seventy. I discovered that writing my blog, Moving and Shaking, afforded me a vehicle for coping with, and even laughing at, my disease, and at aging in general.
In Parky Conversations, I will talk about my own experiences with PD, I’ll introduce us to some of my fellow “Parkies,” and I’ll interview physicians and scientists who are studying aspects of the disease – such as the surge in creativity in some, the ability to detect Parkinson’s by the way someone smells, and why people see insects cavorting in their underwear.
There are around one million Americans living with Parkinson’s right now. Listen up and learn about an illness that no one ever expects, that presents daily challenges and that sometimes we just have to laugh at.
Parky Conversations
Joy Milne's Fantastic Sense of Smell
From the time she was a small child, Joy Milne knew that she could smell things that others could not. But it wasn't until after her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's that Joy realized her talent could have medical implications. Joy now works as a Research Assistant at the University of Manchester, where they're testing to see how her unique talent could help with early detection and treatment of other diseases, including tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, cancer and diabetes.