Facing Futility: Is Fighting Parkinson’s Worth It.?
From Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson's. by Kitty Doyle & Emma Kyriacou
March 17, 2026 · 17 min · Season 4 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode discusses feelings of apathy in the face of Parkinson's disease and the futility of resistance.
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.
People in this episode
Hosts: Kitty Doyle, Emma Kyriacou
Topics covered
- Parkinson's
- apathy
- futility
- mental health
- coping strategies
Keywords
- Parkinson's
- futility
- apathy
- mental health
- coping
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