Lonni Schicker had spent most of her life being active, and working as a nurse and a teacher. But that all changed when she was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinsonism, which is different from Parkinson's disease.

As part of the Being Patient: Perspectives Live Talk series, we spoke with Lonni about coping with the diagnoses.

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