by Liz Argall Summary Three Nines Fine tells the story of Asabi Olayemi, a brilliant African entrepreneur with moves to the UK, in part so that she can get treatment for her early onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). Once she gets to the UK, however, it’s a very different story for her to get treatment, be seen and heard as an African woman. None of the Parkinson’s research brochures represent anyone like her, and she can’t find anyone like her with PD. Through the support of a wonderful spouse, friends and family Asabi challenges biases within herself (it’s not a… Read More
My Degeneration – A Journey Through Parkinson’s
Guest Review by Jane Burns When you read Peter Dunlop Shohl’s bio you just know anything he is involved in is going to be interesting. He describes himself as an obscure cartoonist who lives far, far away (Alaska!). His career as a cartoonist was primarily with the Anchorage Daily News. My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s is his first graphic novel. Peter is the winner of the Alaska Press Club 1st Amendment Award. My Degeneration is one of those books that never really leaves you. It was in my early reading pile when I first discovered Graphic Medicine and the… Read More
New Podcast: Elizabeth Hewitt & Ann Fox
In this week’s podcast, Elizabeth Hewitt from the Ohio State University presents “Incurable Time: The Graphic Temporalities of Autoimmune Disease.” Her talk was recorded at our 2015 Riverside Comics & Medicine conference. Also, I talk with Ann Fox of Davidson College about what she’s reading, as well as her new Graphic Medicine course. Keep your eyes on your screens as images will accompany the episode. This podcast is also available via iTunes. Support for this podcast comes from Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, the nation’s oldest Humanities Department within a medical school, pioneers of innovations in medical education… Read More
Peter Dunlap-Shohl’s My Degeneration
This week on the Graphic Medicine Podcast: award winning Alaska cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl talks about his new graphic memoir, My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s. Episode 9 Segment 1: Graphic Medicine News In this week’s Graphic Medicine news, the official announcement of the 2016 Comics & Medicine conference and call for papers. The conference will be held July 7-9 at the University of Dundee, Scotland. Our keynote speakers will be Lynda Barry, Al Davison, and Elisabeth El Refaie. Our theme will be “Stages & Pages.” Our on-site coordinator and host, Andrew Godfrey created the fantastic conference artwork. Segment 2: My Degeneration:… Read More
Off & On: The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag
Peter Dunlap-Shohl hosts a blog for people with an interest in Parkinson’s Disease. It started as an information clearinghouse for the Anchorage Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, where meeting schedules, agendas, speakers etc could be found, but it became a kind of therapeutic hobby. Then Peter started to make a comic, taking a look at PD. The 11 pages he has completed so far are viewable here.
‘On and Off’: The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag
Peter Dunlap-Shohl hosts a blog for people with an interest in Parkinson’s Disease. It started as an information clearinghouse for the Anchorage Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, where meeting schedules, agendas, speakers etc could be found, but it became a kind of therapeutic hobby. Then Peter started to make a comic, taking a look at PD. The 11 pages he has completed so far are viewable here.