Kirk Hall

“Shaky Paws Grampa” is Kirk Hall, Parkinsons advocate, author and speaker. His books include Window of Opportunity: Living with the reality of Parkinson's and the threat of dementia (Amazon) and two Shaky Paws Grampa children's books. Kirk and his care partner wife of 51 years, Linda, have made numerous presentations to support groups around the country and were stakeholders in a study to determine the effectiveness of Palliative care for Parkinson's patients. Kirk was invited to present his Patient perspective vision for neuropalliative care at the 2016 World Parkinson's Congress in Portland, OR. Kirk remains active in the Parkinson's singing community with the AZ Tremble Clefs (https://trembleclefsarizona.org/)..

Kirk has an undergraduate BS in business from Ohio State and an MBA in Human Resource Development from SUNY at Buffalo. He and his wife of 51 years, Linda, are Parkinson Disease Foundation Clinical Research Advocates. Kirk's Shaky Paws Grampa blog, which includes articles about his writing, advocacy activities, PD-related subjects, and personal journey, has been visited by readers in 60+ countries around the world and can be found at www.shakypawsgrampa.net.