Susan Lust and Alexander Tressor
Recorded
July 16, 2021
Archived
July 16, 2021
41:46 minutes
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Id:
ddv001015
Description
Friends and colleagues, Alexander "Alex" Tressor (62) and Susan Lust (68) talk about their shared love of dance, their experience helping people with Parkinson's and Alex's personal experience of resilience living with the disease.Subject Log / Time Code
Susan asks Alex about his childhood growing up in Moscow, Russia.
Alex talks about a method he’s found for people with Parkinson’s to refocus energy from tremors, and how it’s helped greatly with his own Parkinson’s.
Susan asks Alex about his experience with medication, especially to treat the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's.
Alex reflects on how his sense of humor has always helped him through life and its challenges.
Alex talks about his mental and physical discipline that help his experience living with Parkinson's.
Susan shares a sweet memory with Alex and his young daughter.
Alex gives advice for those newly diagnosed with Parkinson's.
Participants
- Susan Lust
- Alexander Tressor