Books & Resources

The Upperstate Pole was designed to make day-to-day mobility easier. With the push of a button on the handle you can easily lengthen and shorten the pole to accommodate different situations. 

In 2014, The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation formed a collaborative research alliance with MJFF and established The Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research to broaden public awareness and recognize key scientific discoveries in dystonia.

Every Step Is a Gift: Caregiving, Endurance, and the Path to Gratitude explores Josh Lasky’s eleven-year journey as a caregiver to his father who battled Parkinson’s Disease. Josh was just twenty-one when he took on this Herculean responsibility, and although his story is unique, it is also universal.

A podcast series co-hosted by Tonya and Chad Walker that seeks to encourage, connect and educate the Parkinson's community.

A book of portraits and stories of people with Parkinson's. Each purchase allows the author to send a copy to a person with the disease for free.

This book serves as a guide and conversation starter for children with a loved one with Parkinson's. It addresses many of their questions around PD and treatment, emotions they may experience and how they can help. Proceeds benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life by MJFF community member Linda Olson, explores her personal journey of courage and resilience after surviving a traumatic accident. The memoir inspires readers to find not only courage but also laughter in the unexpected challenges we all face.

The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience, and passion of our global Parkinson’s community. We are leaders in ensuring expert Parkinson’s disease care; educating and empowering the Parkinson’s community; and driving the understanding of Parkinson’s through research. As a national organization with a local presence and impact, we bring help and hope to individuals who are living with Parkinson’s. Learn more at www.parkinson.org.

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s strives to promote collaboration, cooperation and teamwork throughout the Parkinson’s community. When we all work together, optimum benefits result.  

Michael S. Okun, M.D., a neurologist and leading researcher, reviews recent breakthrough ideas and therapies in Parkinson's disease. Sharing the belief that all people with Parkinson's and their families should be informed and updated on all potential therapies.