Parkinson's Disease: Adversity or Adventure? | Bob Kuhn | TEDxWhiteRock

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 https://www.ted.com/tedx

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