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Jonathan was diagnosed with parkinsons at age thirtyeight and received his deep brain stimulator. He was the first recipient of the lessin award, given by. But i was thirtythree when i first felt that something was wrong. Jon lessin dreams bigger because of parkinsons davis phinney. Documentary films african american studies research guide. Tenacity is the true story of one mans courageous battle with parkinsons disease.
Jonathan now finds happiness encouraging his fellow parkies to attempt things they thought they could never do. I set out to begin with the things that haunted me because once i did, everything else fell. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jonathan s. Tenacity is thoughtful and revealing, at times hard to read and comprehend, but always honest and true. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.
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