Real Talk from Participants

“I think you should help others. Let the disease help others. Don’t be afraid. That’s the only way we’re going to beat it,” says Connie Yealdhall Richards, clinical trial participant.

This week, Fox Trial Finder Ambassador Claudia Revilla was interviewed by Benchmark, a new website focused on patients' role in health advances including drug development.

Blogger and life coach Cinda Lawrence shared her experience as a control volunteer (someone without Parkinson's disease) in two clinical trials.

Susan Mollohan is a very busy Fox Trial Finder Ambassador and Team Fox member, dedicated to speeding a cure to Parkinson’s disease through advocacy and fundraising.

"It’s OK. Parkinson’s doesn’t have to rule or ruin your life. You can still do what you want to do, but acknowledge, accept it, and participate in these studies. Because every little thing…

“I recognize that, somewhere along the line, somebody put themselves out there and participated in trials that I am benefiting from today. That’s just how medical science works."