Steve Heater, a father of three in his 40's is a fun-loving guy who used to entertain crowds with his Elvis impersonation. He never thought he would need a cane just to manage a few steps to the car.

"My family and everything is built around Parkinson's," said Steve.

Ten years after his Parkinson's diagnosis, Steve can't work, drive or cook. The medication that used to help now causes debilitating side effects. At Alegent Health, Dr. Stephen Doran uses the latest technology to help Parkinson's patients like Steve. This electrical devise functions like a pacemaker for the brain.

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"It’s then connected to a battery pack that generates an electrical impulse and by stimulating very specific parts of the brain we can help control some of the symptoms of Parkinson's," Dr. Doran said.

"This is what my right hand does right now, that's it," comments Heater.

With a fitted metal frame around his skull, the Alegent Health team watches a stealth computer as the electrical leads are placed in precisely the right spot in Steve's brain. Steve's hand says success. His fingers begin to move freely for the first time in years. Remember the right hand nearly frozen before the surgery.

"I can just move, there is no explanation. Before I couldn’t and now I can," Steve says.

Steve is walking now without a cane and getting ready for kid's softball games, his old job and the first family vacation in years.

"Life looks pretty good. Now I have options," said Steve.