Grab the Spark: How My Parkinson's Journey Sparked My Creativity Through Stories, Poems and Photos

By Joe W Van Koeverden

Joe W. van Koeverden, MBA, PwP, has lived with Parkinson's Disease (PD) for ten years. For the last twenty years, he worked in senior management as a CEO, president, and CAO. He's twenty years cancer free and has been clean and sober for over thirty-five years. My Parkinson's Journey and Finding My Creative Spark is his first book. He hopes to motivate and provide a positive message for those living with PD with short stories and poems of his experiences.

Joe is a dedicated advocate and volunteer with several organizations committed to research on better living practices for people with Parkinson's (PwP). He is a member of the Peterborough Parkinson Support Group and the Davis Phinney Foundation Poetry Group. He serves on the Patient Advisory Committee for Parkinson Canada and the Patient Advisory Board for the Movement Disorder Clinic, University Health Network, Toronto.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1039153968
• ISBN13: 9781039153967
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"