Carina and her Care Partner Gramma

by Kirk Hall, Alison Paolini (Illustrator)

Overview

Carina and Her Care Partner Gramma, the second book in the Shaky Paws Grampa series, was written to address Parkinson’s disease (PD) specifically and to provide a communication tool for people with Parkinson’s to use with their children or grandchildren. This book provides details specific to PD symptoms and mentions important issues in the “PD world,” including deep brain stimulation therapy, PD advocacy, the importance of exercise, the need for patient participation in clinical research studies, and the importance of care partners.

Carina and Her Care Partner Gramma was conceived and written by Kirk Hall and illustrated by Alison Paolini, PD patients who also are parents and grandparents.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to support Parkinson’s research and awareness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148594642
Publisher:	Innovo Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	09/19/2013
Series:	Shaky Paws Grampa , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	26
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kirk Hall is a husband, father, and grandfather of six living in the Denver area. He has been an author and patient perspective Parkinson’s advocate since 2011. His personal experience as a person with Parkinson’s includes participation in three area support groups, clinical research studies including two visits to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and joint presentations with movement disorder specialists to support groups sponsored by the Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR) and University of Colorado Hospital. Kirk has been a guest speaker at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix and has been the subject of television, radio, and newspaper interviews. He and his wife of 43 years, Linda, are Parkinson Disease Foundation (PDF) clinical research advocates. Kirk’s Shaky Paws Grampa blog, which includes articles about his writing, advocacy activities, PD-related subjects, and personal journey can be found at