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Kelly Spain tells her friend, physician Julie Kurek, about the challenges she's faced being a caregiver for her husband, Cedric, who lives with Parkinson’s disease.
Harrel and Diana
“I know for you it’s painful, but you inspire me. That’s why we just need to keep sharing over and over. It’s a calling because we have to educate so many people about a disease where more and more people are going to be diagnosed.”
Kelly and Julie
“It’s ever changing. No one can ever expect what each day may bring because each day is different. Parkinson's has become our life for the last six, seven years. I'm just trying to find who I am outside of a caregiver for Cedric.”
Darryl and Pam
“Try to keep that positive attitude so that negativity won’t seep in. Parkinson’s is a disease that can be dealt with.”
Kerry and Tara
"Our experience with her disease definitely taught me to take opportunities when they present themselves."
Cherie and Cynthia
“My dad was always this kind person that regardless of what he was going through, it never showed.”
Alex and Susan
"I don’t want Parkinson’s. But it actually taught me that there's so much more I can do to make my life complete. And it's given me a new lease on life."
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