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A Soft Voice In A Noisy World
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    ParkinsonsDisease.net – The Voices of Our Community series

    May 18, 2022 Karl Robb

    Watch these videos to learn more about these amazing people and how they are living with Parkinson’s disease!

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  • Kindness

    May 16, 2022 Karl Robb

    Make this day better for everyone you encounter! Bring kindness back as a standard currency! #MotivationMonday

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    Florida Photo Gallery

    May 12, 2022 Karl Robb

    There is something magical about a landscape and capturing a second in time that is totally unique.

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    Conversation with Rebecca and Larry Gifford

    April 29, 2022 Karl Robb

    Listen to our conversation with Rebecca and Larry Gifford about living with Parkinson’s disease, share our thoughts about communication, perspectives, advocacy, and more!

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    Making The Most of Advocacy Opportunities!

    April 27, 2022 Karl Robb

    Making The Most of Advocacy Opportunities – We must all do what we can to make a difference in improving, ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our environment.

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    The Long Road to Hope: Ending Parkinson’s Disease documentary

    April 15, 2022 Karl Robb

    Not for many years in my 30+ years of Parkinson’s disease have I seen a film that condenses and explains this mysterious illness so well.

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  • In Depth Discussion w/ Dr. Michael Okun, University of Florida, Chair of Neurology

    January 18, 2022 Karl Robb

    In Depth Discussion w/ Dr. Michael Okun, University of Florida, Chair of Neurology. A longtime friend and fellow author, Michael, Angela, and I discuss a wide range of topics from advocacy, complementary medicine/reiki, exercise, and so much more.

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    Conversation with Jon Braddock, Author, Welcome to the YOPD Club

    January 4, 2022 Karl Robb

    A conversation with author Jon Braddock. After his diagnosis with #YOPD, wrote a collection of 10 interviews to gain some perspective and to better understand from those who were living with young onset Parkinson’s.

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    Talking with my Neurologist, Dr. Randolph Stephenson!

    July 21, 2021 Karl Robb

    My latest talk with my Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist, Dr. Randolph Stephenson, is so much more than a patient, a care partner, and a neurologist having a chat.

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  • Aging and Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

    May 11, 2021 Karl Robb

    The difficulty with having Parkinson’s disease and aging is being able to distinguish what symptoms are treatable and which may be harbingers of an urgent red flag action.

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    Interview with Samantha Elandary, Founder & CEO, Parkinson Voice Project

    April 21, 2021 Karl Robb

    Samantha Elandary MA, CCC-SLP is a passionate visionary in Richardson, Texas, as the Founder and CEO of Parkinson Voice Project

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    Interview with Dr. Ray Dorsey, Neurologist and Co-Author of Ending Parkinson’s Disease!

    March 10, 2021 Karl Robb

    Karl Robb and Angela Robb interview Dr. Ray Dorsey, who is a Parkinson’s Disease neurologist, researcher, and author. Dr. Dorsey is the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Health + Technology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and co-author of the book Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action.

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Apps To Help Parkinson’s Disease?

July 20, 2010 Karl Robb Education & Support, Health, Media & Trends, Medications, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Support Groups 5 comments

PD Apps A good App should make your life easier, educate, entertain, inform, or enlighten.

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An App Sure To Make You Laugh!

June 15, 2010 Karl Robb Education & Support, Health, Media & Trends, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Support Groups One comment

This posting, while it may appear to be a departure from my usual rant on

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Fighting Negativity

June 9, 2010 Karl Robb Education & Support, Health, Media & Trends, Medications, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Support Groups, Uncategorized

Oil Spills, Terrorism, Earthquakes, Tragedy, Mudslides, Injustice, Hate, Cruelty, Death, and Destruction! This is what makes

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A Danger In Profiling

April 28, 2010 Karl Robb Education & Support, Health, Media & Trends, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Politics, Support Groups

Is Profiling Really Right? I am worried! I’ll tell you why. The Transportation Security Agency

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Know The Risks

April 20, 2010 Karl Robb 2010, Education & Support, Health, Medications, Parkinson's Disease 2 comments

I’m concerned when I hear of drug companies and medical procedures that claim that their

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April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

April 15, 2010 Karl Robb 2010, Advocacy, Awareness Month, Education & Support, Health, Parkinson's Disease One comment

Parkinson’s Disease Puts Your Life In Perspective This month is Parkinson’s Awareness Month! I will

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If This Healthcare Bill Can Reduce Suffering, How Can It Be Bad?

March 21, 2010 Karl Robb Health, Media & Trends, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized One comment

By Karl Robb  Before you read this you need to know that I  believe as

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It’s Only A Matter Of Time

January 25, 2010 Karl Robb Uncategorized

Whether you see time as a naturally occurring force, a convention of man, or just

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TrendWatch – Part 1

January 12, 2010 Karl Robb Media & Trends, Philosophy

Our Western culture values a puzzling menagerie of unrelated and diverse topics. The slow death

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Goodbye 2009

January 7, 2010 Karl Robb 2009 One comment

May we see peace and a coming together
Care for our people, the animals, Nature and weather

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What Did You Say To Me?

December 11, 2009 Karl Robb Health, Parkinson's Disease, Uncategorized

Last December, my business, http://www.truetip.com, sent out what I thought was a cheerful and well-intentioned

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Is 2012 the end as we know it?

December 3, 2009 Karl Robb Uncategorized

Times are tough and they just seem to keep getting tougher. If the nightly news,

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You Eat What?

October 23, 2009 Karl Robb Health, Parkinson's Disease, Uncategorized

As a long-time vegetarian, I find it laughable when vegetarians tell me that “A little

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Potential Cures May Be Coming

March 10, 2009 Karl Robb Education & Support, Health, Parkinson's Disease, Research, Young Onset Parkinson's

American innovation is what made this country a world leader. I am an inventor. I have Parkinson’s Disease. It’s a disease that I have battled and lived with for over 20 years.

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When Do You Get DBS?

March 5, 2009 Karl Robb Health, Parkinson's Disease, Uncategorized

It’s a dilemma facing many of my friends with Parkinson’s–when should I have Deep Brain

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Go Back For Seconds!

October 13, 2008 Karl Robb 2008, Health, Parkinson's Disease, Self Care

I called my Neurologist to get a referral for a Cardiologist with some understanding of PD, PD meds, and the heart.

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Picking Your Doctors

October 2, 2008 Karl Robb 2008, Checklists, Health, Parkinson's Disease, Tips, Tools, Wellness, Young Onset Parkinson's

Here are 5 things to consider when picking your doctors if you have Parkinson’s disease.

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Red Tulip for PD Awareness month

Don’t Expect Everyone To Understand Parkinson’s!

September 30, 2008 Karl Robb 2008, Education & Support, Health, Parkinson's Disease, Young Onset Parkinson's

When I was first diagnosed at the age of 23, I have to admit, the

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Karl Robb has had Parkinson’s disease (PD) for over thirty years. With symptoms since he was seventeen years old, Karl was diagnosed at the age of twenty-three. Now fifty-four, he is a Parkinson’s disease advocate, an entrepreneur, an inventor, an author of two books about living with Parkinson's Disease and Chronic Conditions. He is a Community Team Member to ParkinsonsDisease.net. He is also an advisor and consultant on Parkinson’s disease for various organizations and corporations.Karl is a board member of both the Parkinson Voice Project and Parkinson Social Network based in Virginia. In his free time, he is a photographer, constant writer, longtime magician, and a practicing Reiki Jin Kei Do master. Karl received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am not a medical professional and this information is my personal view.

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