Terri VanBibber is a woman with Parkinson’s disease (PD). She knows what so many are coming to understand: PD is NOT just a movement disorder. The emotional and psychosocial elements of the illness are just as much a factor if not more than the physical symptoms.
She learned how to explore, discover and share her story via the Cinema Therapy program, which is run by the nonprofit, Yes, And…Exercise! – a 501(c)3 organization. You can find out more at www.yesandexericise.org.
Dr. Robert Cochrane is a graduate of UNLV's Integrated Health Sciences department. He's researching the effect of improvisation and storytelling on Parkinson’s disease. He received grants from the Parkinson's Foundation and support from the Davis Phinney Foundation along the way. He is a popular, unique and high energy Keynote speaker, bringing joy, optimism and practical tools for people in the PD community to thrive today.
He has a background in filmmaking, with the Artisan Entertainment release, The Playaz Court, and two Stephen King-based short films among his credits. His father, Dan, was diagnosed with PD in 2001, which shifted Robert’s artistic lens to health. He made his first documentary, the award-winning Boys of Summer in 2004. There are two follow up films in the series with the fourth film coming in 2023.
He moved his family back to Walnut Creek, CA, where he grew up. He lives there with his beautiful wife, two teenagers who are, indeed, "all that" and is a proud care partner for his amazing parents.
