Do you have Parkinson's Disease or does someone close to you have PD? Do you want to do more to help find a cure? Then this is the post for you!
My Mom has PD and broke her hip in a fall last September. I was finally tired of sitting on the sidelines so I decided to help find a cure by joining Team Fox, the volunteer fundraising arm of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease. (http://www.michaeljfox.org/) Deciding to help fight back was one of the best decisions I ever made. I know that the cure is out there and we just have to find it. The people I have met through Team Fox have been amazing and are truly an inspiration.
For anyone else that is interested in helping to find a cure here are several resources that can help you on your way.
1. Team Fox- http://www.teamfox.org/- Join a team that is working to make a difference in the lives of people living today with Parkinson's.
2. Focus on a Cure- http://www.focusonacure.com/- This charity is run by Ann and Ken Glowienke and raises money to fund research and ultimately a cure.
3. Parkinson's Unity Walk- http://www.unitywalk.org/- This walk is held each year in April in Center Park in NYC. I attended last year and was amazed at the turn out.
4. American Parkinson Disease Association- http://www.apdaparkinson.org/- This organization helps to organize Walk-a-Thons all over the country. Visit the site to see if a walk-a-thon is scheduled near you or for help in starting your own.
5. Hope For a Cure- http://www.hopeforacure.org/- Visit this site to learn about ways Hope For a Cure is working to find a cure.
6. National Parkinson's Foundation- http://www.parkinson.org/- You can donate to the NPF to help fund research
7. Parkinson's Disease Foundation- http://www.pdf.org/- Another private foundation working to find a cure
You can also always work to raise awareness of this disease by talking about it and letting people know how difficult it can be to live with or watch someone you love with PD. The more people realize that this disease is not just a small inconvenience or only affects a few people the more we can do to help find a cure and stop people from suffering needlessly from Parkinson's.
Good luck whatever you chose!
Karen
PS- Please send me any other links to organizations that you believe are useful in our journey to a cure.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
i was diagnosed of parkinson disease 5 years ago,i started azilect,then mirapex as the disease progressed in february last year,and i started on parkinson disease herbal medicine from ultimate life clinic,few months into the treatment i made a significant recovery,almost all my symptoms are gone,great improvement with my movement and balance,it been a year and life has been so good for me,reach them through there website at www.ultimatelifeclinic.com
.
Post a Comment