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Real Talk from Patients

Members of The Michael J. Fox Foundation community share their experiences with Parkinson's.


  • Leaving His Wheelchair Behind to Participate in Olympic Torch Relay

    Leaving His Wheelchair Behind to Participate in Olympic Torch Relay

    8,000 people across the United Kingdom will take part in the Olympic torch relay, leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Among them was Andy Seward, 67, who has Parkinson’s disease.
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  • The Journey Begins: Four Brothers Embark on Their Bike Ride across Canada for Team Fox

    The Journey Begins: Four Brothers Embark on Their Bike Ride across Canada for Team Fox

    The Mackinnon brothers are one day away from embarking on their 8,000-km bike ride across Canada. They are raising funds and awareness for Team Fox in honor of their grandfather.
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  • Ending the Silence to Find a Silver Lining

    Ending the Silence to Find a Silver Lining

    While Andrew Slabin’s mom, Carole, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost 25 years ago, she wouldn’t share the news with her children for another 20 years.
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  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unveils National Plan for Alzheimer's

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unveils National Plan for Alzheimer's

    Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled specific elements of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA).
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  • All These People, Working for Us

    All These People, Working for Us

    Guest blogger Peter Burne is a member of the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). Peter shares his impressions from a recent meeting.
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  • Dealing with Dyskinesia as Best You Can: One Couple’s Story

    Dealing with Dyskinesia as Best You Can: One Couple’s Story

    Since her Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2005, Nancy Kaminsky and her husband, Rich, have been “putting one foot in front of the other,” she says.
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