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The DBS Journey | Part One of Two: Your Brain Controls Everything and We Can Control Your Brain

Dec 08, 202141 minSeason 4Ep. 2
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Larry & Rebecca Gifford dive deep in to deep brain stimulation (DBS). We challenge the Neuroscience perception that the brain is everything we know and do, and everything we are. We believe, more than just a brain that makes us human, empathetic, and real.  This first part prepares you for the surgery. We call it DBS 101. We will explain terminology detail the lead up to the surgery, and tell you why it matters where the lead wires are placed in your brain. We explore our personal hesitations surrounding DBS. And we revisit friends of the podcast, Heather Kennedy and Becca Miller, both of whom are recovering from recent DBS surgeries.  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: Heather Kennedy, PwP, WPC2023 Ambassador a.k.a. Kathleen Kiddo Becca Miller, PhD, PwP, Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University.  Michael S. Okun, MD University of Florida Kelly D. Foote, MD University of Florida Ted X Talk about DBS from Michael Okun, MD and Kelly Foote, MD (2012) 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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