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Real Talk from Patients

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


  • “Capturing Those Fleeting Moments Before They Pass” - Patient Council member Christopher Chadbourne’s Photography Featured on NPR

    “Capturing Those Fleeting Moments Before They Pass” - Patient Council member Christopher Chadbourne’s Photography Featured on NPR

    As a man of many talents, Patient Council member and Fox Trial Finder volunteer Chris Chadbourne is “passionately observing the world” through his photography.
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  • Looking Back, Patient Wonders if Loss of Smell Was Early Parkinson’s Disease

    Looking Back, Patient Wonders if Loss of Smell Was Early Parkinson’s Disease

    For years, Jean Burns always just assumed her declining sense of smell had something to do with allergies. Now, she wonders if that loss of smell was an early symptom of PD.
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  • Patient Council Member Honored as a ‘Volunteer Parkinson’s Fighter’

    Patient Council Member Honored as a ‘Volunteer Parkinson’s Fighter’

    Patient Council and Team Fox member Karen Jaffe, MD, was recently honored for her fundraising and advocacy work for Parkinson’s disease research.
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  • PPMI Patient Committee Member to Scientists: 'You Give Us Hope'

    PPMI Patient Committee Member to Scientists: 'You Give Us Hope'

    PPMI Patient Committee member Jean Burns discusses her experience at the study's recent Annual Meeting.
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  • Contributing Editor and PD Patient Shares “The Parkinson’s Experience”

    Contributing Editor and PD Patient Shares “The Parkinson’s Experience”

    Journalist and Patient Council member Dave Iverson expands his activities with the Foundation, joining our team as contributing editor.
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  • Clinical Research Participation Gives One Patient New Reasons for Hope

    Clinical Research Participation Gives One Patient New Reasons for Hope

    “We will only get new drugs if people volunteer,” says Betsy Barber, of Tampa, Florida. That’s among the many reasons she as participated in eight clinical trials since her diagnosis 12 years ago.
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