Retired teacher, diagnosed with Parkinson's at age 42. Patient advocate, serving through Parkinson Action Network, Parkinson Disease Foundation, and Parkinson Pipeline Project. Founder of the website Grassroots Connection. Exhibitor for PD orgs and recently exhibited for pdtrials.org at the BIO international convention. Published co-author in Journal of Neurotherapeutics. see http://www.pdpipeline.org
currently getting ready to publish a book written the last two years by parkinson patients called The Peripatetic Pursuit of Parkinsons. Look for it in November, 2011.
Age
62
Hometown
Aliquippa, PA
Country
United States
Occupation
Speech Therapist; Special Education Teacher
Companies
public and private schools in Pennsylvania, Hawaii, and Florida