Amber is an early childhood educator who is working to increase essential tremor awareness. Her goal is to place a copy of the children’s book, “Shaky Quaky Jake” in Head Start locations in the south. Learn more, including how to get involved, through the podcast or by reading her story online.
Bobby Krause, founder of the Be Still Foundation, shares his personal story of being diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease, which led to the formation of the Be Still Foundation. The foundation helps cover the costs, raise awareness and provide education on the benefits of Focused Ultrasound treatment for those in need of tremor relief. […]
The well-known philanthropist and businessman Jimmy Walker talks about his essential tremor, his many charitable events and his philosophy about serving others.
Marsha Rodgers, @Shakeyfree24, talks about her essential tremor journey, including ET’s debilitating impact, her successful treatment and how she’s raising awareness and providing hope to others.
Learn about the making of the “Still Honeyman” documentary film, which shares Mark Honeyman’s inspirational journey through deep brain stimulation surgery to calm his essential tremor. Executive Producers J.R. Heffelfinger and Alex Walters, and Mark Honeyman himself are part of this discussion. “My mission as an artist is to unveil hidden truths about the human […]
HandiThings is a family-owned business that manufactures and sells weighted products to assist patients with essential tremor. Owner/manager Brian Heinz shares his family’s story. Use the code IETF15 for 15% off your order.
Steadiwear will begin taking pre-orders for the third version of its tremor glove, Steadi-3 in October 2024. Steadiwear Co-Founder and CEO Mark Elias talks about the updates, which include a lighter weight and smaller size, in this podcast.
VILIM ball is a handheld mechanical therapeutic device that provides neuromodulation therapy to temporarily reduce hand tremor for patients with essential tremor. This is a conversation with creator Dr. Mantas Venslauskas, CEO of the Lithuanian-based company Vilimed. He talks about how VILIM ball works, how it was tested and warns against less expensive imitations. The […]
Author Kelly Roberts talks about her children’s book “Shaky Quaky Jake” whose main character is a child with essential tremor. Kelly’s overall message is “every child needs to be accepted and loved for who they are, as they are.”
People with essential tremor are always looking for assistive technology to enhance their quality of life. David Baker, director, Missouri Assistive Technology, talks about the services U.S. assistive technology centers provide in each state, including assistive device demonstrations and loans.