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Real Talk from Patients

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


  • Meet the Foundation's Patient Council

    Meet the Foundation's Patient Council

    Meet MJFF's Patient Council, who help infuse the patient voice into the Foundation's research priorities and outreach to the PD community. And see their latest venture fundraising for a…
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  • 26.2 with Parkinson's: Two MJFF Board Members on Running the NYC Marathon

    26.2 with Parkinson's: Two MJFF Board Members on Running the NYC Marathon

    In advance of this weekend's TCS New York City Marathon, two Foundation Board members chat about taking on this athletic challenge while living with Parkinson's disease and fundraising with…
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  • "We will open doors that were previously closed"

    "We will open doors that were previously closed"

    A member of the newly formed MJFF Public Policy Council, Monnie Lindsay, JD talks about her policy work with the Parkinson's disease community.
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  • A Look from Both Sides at Clinical Research Participation

    A Look from Both Sides at Clinical Research Participation

    Two people living with Parkinson's share their views on clinical trial participation and the personal considerations involved in deciding whether to volunteer for research studies.
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  • Foundation's Study on Parkinson's Genetics Featured on Chicago Morning Broadcast

    Foundation's Study on Parkinson's Genetics Featured on Chicago Morning Broadcast

    This week, Chicago's "You & Me This Morning" show featured Dr. Tatiana Foroud and Jon Gilman to discuss genetic testing for Parkinson's-related genes in the Foundation's…
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  • 16 Reasons to Participate in Parkinson's Clinical Trials

    16 Reasons to Participate in Parkinson's Clinical Trials

    May 4-8 marks 2015's Clinical Trials Awareness Week. Sixteen members of our community told us why participating in research is so crucial to speeding new treatments and a cure.
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