Episode 3 Katherine Autin's Book Chapter 1 About My Husband David's Shock -- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis

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This short excerpt from Chapter 1, "In the Middle" of Katherine's book My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way shares the frightening process of getting her Husband David's Parkinson's disease diagnosis. As she talks about the unfamiliar details of what they were discovering about David's health, you can hear the fright and shock she was experiencing. I know you will feel it too!

Check for upcoming episodes that will take excerpts from her book, My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way to share her 20+ year journey as a caregiver.

Katherine Autin is a 24/7 caregiver for her husband, John David (we call him David) who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004. At that time, she was a 22-year visionary woman entrepreneur as a jewelry designer, manufacturer, and selling globally to gift and jewelry stores globally. Within a month of David's diagnosis, Katherine began running Parkinson's support groups at the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana (PSCKY), served on their Board of Directors and led education programs. Over time, she became a Parkinson's Expert, known as the "Parkinson's Lady" and in 2018, she became one of the first 149 to be recognized nationally as a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA). For more than 20 years Katherine has helped to guide hundreds of people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers through very difficult journeys. 

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

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