PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS #2: shuffling and freezing from parkinson's disease

parkinson's disease affects the motor skills. with the absence of dopamine, the brain's message to move any body part, vanishes into thin air.
in this video shot by herself, is maureen marcellino, who's had p.d. for 13 years, and young onset at that. she cannot pick up her feet. cross country skiing on anything but snow will definitely make one late for a date. in public, people look on at times in horror. 20 years ago p.d.'s rarely left the house. the good news at the time was, that the mentally ill filtered into society and aids victims began to receive financial support to improve their quality of life. and, in 20 years from now, we will as well. defy ignorance. become aware and share.

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