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Real Talk from Patients

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

  • Two Heroes, Thousands of Miles Apart, Step Up for PPMI

    Two Heroes, Thousands of Miles Apart, Step Up for PPMI

    This guest post comes to us from Foundation friend, Karen Jaffe, MD. Karen is an OB/GYN in Cleveland, Ohio, and a member of MJFF's Patient Council. She and her husband are both Team Fox members.
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  • Encouraging News for Parkinson's Patients Battling Depression

    Encouraging News for Parkinson's Patients Battling Depression

    Many with Parkinson’s experience depression, and it’s not just the kind of reactive depression felt by those learning of their diagnosis.
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  • Biking for Baha: Four Brothers to Honor Their Grandfather in an 8,000-km Ride across Canada

    Biking for Baha: Four Brothers to Honor Their Grandfather in an 8,000-km Ride across Canada

    Neville Munro was a basketball Olympian, a successful lawyer, published author, financial adviser and member of UBC’s Athletics Hall of Fame. He also lived with Parkinson’s disease for 16 years.
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  • Speeding Toward a Parkinson's Cure

    Speeding Toward a Parkinson's Cure

    Michael J. Fox Foundation Board member Sonny Whelen isn’t letting Parkinson’s disease slow him down. But he does, after all, drive race cars.
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  • Father and Son Visit Every MLB Ballpark to Raise Funds and Awareness for Parkinson's

    Father and Son Visit Every MLB Ballpark to Raise Funds and Awareness for Parkinson's

    Ever wonder what it would be like to see a Major League Baseball game at each MLB ballpark?
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    "Patients Are at the Heart:" The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Patient Council

    Since Michael J. Fox founded the Foundation, the patient voice has played a critical role in our programmatic agenda.
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  • Point, Click, Shoot-Connect! The Michael J. Fox Foundation Connects Parkinson's Patients With Researchers

    Point, Click, Shoot-Connect! The Michael J. Fox Foundation Connects Parkinson's Patients With Researchers

    PD Patients, members of the MJFF research community and Team Fox superstars gathered for a photo shoot in Boston on Friday.
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