Special Episode 57 - Stay present in the present with Elisabeth Ildal (ENGLISH)

„Jetzt erst recht!“ Positiv leben mit Parkinson

Welcome to my podcast. My name is Kathrin Wersing, I live in Germany and I started this podcast 2 years ago because I was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 40.

Since then I have been looking out for people with positive stories. Isn’t it strange that we remember negative stories easily while positive ones seem hard to find? But actually there are so many encouraging and positive stories out there that show us how people cope with life despite Parkinson's. And these wonderful stories I did not only find in German speaking countries but also in many other places around the world. Today in my special series "Parkinson's around the world“ I virtually traveled to Denmark and met Elisabeth Ildal.

You'll hear it right away - we had an incredible amount of fun during our interview and laughed a lot, but we also focused on serious facts of Parkinson's. Elisabeth has been living with PD for almost 10 years and has overcome many challenges during that time. In the beginning she hid the disease from nearly everyone but later she spoke frankly from one day to the next and since then she has been tirelessly involved in helping people with Parkinson's. She is a courageous, strong but above all fun-loving woman and I am very happy that I can share her story with you today. Our English is colorful and not perfect but that's how I think life should be! I hope you enjoy this interview.

If you want to learn more about Elisabeths numerous activities have a look at the following links:

• https://www.ittffoundation.org/news/details/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-elisabeth-ildal

• https://www.tv2bornholm.dk/artikel/parkinsonpatienter-spiller-bordtennis-paa-bornholm

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U25VRK7X-fM

• https://www.ittffoundation.org/news/details/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-elisabeth-ildal

• https://www.tv2bornholm.dk/artikel/parkinsonpatienter-spiller-bordtennis-paa-bornholm

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U25VRK7X-fM

• https://tv2bornholm.dk/artikel/bordtennis-hjaelper-paa-parkinsons-sygdom

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dg7ioNzC_U&list=PL5L2xv6Yv4xV2Fqxd6-I08A45HhksRFV1

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FYrf1LRXwo&list=PL5L2xv6Yv4xV2Fqxd6-I08A45HhksRFV1&index=2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBqv5t5hPrc&list=PL5L2xv6Yv4xV2Fqxd6-I08A45HhksRFV1&index=4

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