We talk about Clinical Trials a lot in this episode. Cathy is passionate about getting patients involved in the design of trial protocols, as well as advancing research in Parkinson's Disease. She shares her frustration with the lack of advancement in stopping the disease progression, considering Levodopa is still the treatment of choice more than 60 years after its first use in Parkinson's patients. We discuss the difficulty of defining the right end point for trials targeting PD, as patients can have very different symptoms. Cathy also talks about the deep brain stimulation procedure she went through to help control her tremor.

The song Cathy selected is The best of you by Foo Fighters.

Levi suffers from Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), Behcet's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. In this interview, she shares about the multiple brain surgeries she has had to address her IIH and how it led to developing Parkinson's Disease. We also talked about the complexity of getting a diagnosis for Behcet's Disease, and how having three conditions impacts her ability to get a treatment that is effective.

The song Levi chose is Celestial by Ed Sheeran.