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Ray Farkas is an Emmy Award-winning
TV producer. Since 2000, he has been battling Parkinson's Disease. When his
tremors began to take over his body and his life, he decided to undergo a
complex and risky procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Though
numbed with local anesthesia during the operation, Ray was awake while
doctors drilled holes in his skull and implanted electrical wires in his
brain.
Ray risked his life for the
operation, but he says the end result was more than worth it. "One of
the things I'm looking forward to now is playing with my
grandchildren," he says. "I didn't have any hope of that before.
It's worth the price of admission right there."
The neurosurgeon who performed the operation is Dr. Chris Kalhorn. He
demonstrated how, with a flip of a switch, Ray's tremors can be turned on
and off. Of this medical breakthrough, Dr. Kalhorn says, "The best
candidates for surgery are people like Ray, who have Parkinson's Disease
that is not well controlled with medication and who are otherwise
healthy."
Battling Parkinson's
Disease
Ray Farkas, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, had a surgical
procedure called DBS* or Deep Brain Stimulation. His doctor was Dr. Chris Kalhorn
of Georgetown University Hospital. For more
information, visit www.georgetownuniversityhospital.org
. For more information on Rayís story and Deep Brain Stimulation, visit www.offcentertv.com
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