Parkinson's Disease: Adversity or Adventure? | Bob Kuhn | TEDxWhiteRock
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, or any other degenerative, chronic illness, need not leave you feeling helpless, hopeless, discouraged and depressed. With the right attitude, even riding a motorcycle across the United States in fifty consecutive hours can be part of living the adventure made possible by adversity. While life may seem to deal us a “bad hand” our attitude in response is something we choose.
Bob Kuhn’s passion is living the God-given adventure called life, which has included working as a reman, ambulance attendant, travel agent and ultimately 38 years as a lawyer in a firm he started in 1998, now with offices in Abbotsford and Vancouver, British Columbia. In July 2013, at the age of 60, he was appointed President of Trinity Western University. He was also chosen as the 2017 recipient of BC Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Award.
Motivated by his father’s, as well as his own, diagnosis with PD in 2006, Bob has been active in speaking, writing and fundraising to encourage those battling this disease. He was chosen by the World Parkinson Congress to be an international Ambassador and keynote speaker for its triennial event in Montreal in 2013. He has been profiled in two documentaries dealing with Parkinson’s disease, Undefeated (2013) and Today We Ride (2016). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Thanks for this positive message, Bob. As a relative new Parkinson's diagnosed person, it's refreshing to listen to someone with a similar outlook that I have.
I am living my first days with the probable diagnosis of Parkinson’s. Your talk was very eye opening. It is much like the attitude I am planning to have and that the Bible is teaching me. It was harder not knowing. I’d get episodes but by the time I see a doctor I was better. MRI, scans etc, show nothing. They look at you and say everything is fine. It’s like they are saying it’s all in your head, (imagination) well folks, it is in my head, not my imagination. Now to decide how will I deal with it. I choose to deal with it as you do. With God on my side, I will not take the ocean to ocean ride but I will not sit down and wither. I choose not to. Thank you, great talk.
Thank you for this talk. Truly inspirational
brilliant! I have Parkinsons i have chosen to walk 20,30,40 mins every day, every day i have done for the past twenty years. Now the medical profession are saying exercise with this condition you have the best chance of staying mobile. There are good days and bad days but after being outside each day everyday ends up being a better day.
Thanks so much…I needed this today👏💜
So inspiring. Thank you.
Incredibly inspiring, thank you and I will get me my tootsie pop!
That was a great talk.
what test showed parkinson's? What are you taking to control what symptoms?
Wonderfully inspiring thank you kind regards Pam
I chose to start going to the gym. I hated the gym I grew up skateboarding and my “gym” was always outdoors.
I’m 48 and determined to get back to the best shape I can be in. That’s my best defence I can think of. Because if I’m in shape then I can go snowboarding and skateboarding. The ultimate way to get real dopamine released.