Kitty and Mike talk about their 2025 and hopes for 2026. Emma will be back in 2026!

Emma talks about her return to Auckland hospital to undergo dopamine testing to identify her suitability for Deep Brain Stimulation to help overcome her Parkinson’s symptoms.

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This episode was first broadcast on 5/5/2026 at pm by Coast Access Radio 104.7 FM, a Community Access Media Alliance station amplifying the voices of Kāpiti and Horowhenua. Supported by NZ On Air.

It's one thing to sympathise over the very real fears of Parkinson's. It's another to use that fear to scam people with pseudo science and a hefty side order of snake oil. Kitty and Emma talk about the various methods of assistance they've been offered. Grab yourself a plate of kale and discover the as yet undiscovered or lauded cures to all ills.

The very real issue that we enjoy intimacy too! Sex. Not always an easy subject to discuss, but having parkinson's, or any chronic illness doesn't mean you're devoid of wanting close contact with your consenting other.

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This episode was first broadcast on 5/5/2026 at pm by Coast Access Radio 104.7 FM, a Community Access Media Alliance station amplifying the voices of Kāpiti and Horowhenua. Supported by NZ On Air.

When is honesty not the best policy? We all have our secret worries, fears and desire, but should we put voice to them in public? Opinions are valid, but if they could cause real harm, should they be shared to all? Emma and Kitty discuss an email they read from a respected Parkinson’s group. What are the implications it could have on people with Parkinson's?

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First broadcast on 7th April 2026 at 2pm NZ time, by Coast Access Radio 104.7 FM with support from NZ on Air and the Community Access Media Alliance.

Kitty does not read much research. Emma devours it. Is there a happy medium? What is it Kitty is afraid of? Is Emma happier for reading the articles she does?

First broadcast on Coast Access Radio 31/3/2026

Johnny has just undergone Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery to combat his severe dykinesia and symptoms caused by Parkinson’s Disease.

Emma wants to know all, Kitty wonders what it really felt like. How confronting is the process of being awake during brain surgery? How quickly do things change? And how much difference is it already making?

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First broadcast on 24/3/26 2.pm by Coast Access Radio, a Community Access Media Alliance station. Supported by NZ on Air.

What's the Point? It's all a moot argument, isn't it? Parkinson's will get you in the end, so why push back at all? We discuss how we deal with feeling apathetic.