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Dec 2024
31m 5s

Living with Parkinson’s disease

FTAdviser
About this episode

In this edition of the editor’s podcast, which qualifies for 30 minutes of CPD, Simoney Kyriakou speaks to Gary Shaughnessy, former chief executive of Zurich’s European Business, about the challenges and myths around Parkinson’s disease.

Shaughnessy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015 and has since been a voracious campaigner for Parkinson’s UK, earning a CBE for his work on its board and chairing the charitable Z Zurich foundation. 


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