I watched my grandmother, and we have all walked through this. My mom currently has Parkinson's.
James Lankford: “I watched my grandmother, and we have all walked through this. My mom currently has Parkinson's.”
On the recordApril 29, 2015
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Senator Lankford shares personal experience with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
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