Hope in Motion

Whether you have Parkinson’s, cancer or another disease/disability, there comes a time in your journey in which you need to gather yourself and decide to fight. For me this came 5 years after my diagnosis. There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, only therapies to...

That’s right—I said it. For me, giving up became a key to learning how to live with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. Before I explain what I mean, let me give you some background. I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease in February of 2021, after about a...

I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in March 2023, just weeks before my 43rd birthday. I attended the appointment alone after a long drive, completed a series of tests, and was told matter-of-factly that I had Parkinson’s. I left with information, medication...

I am not who you think I am.I am an imposter.I’m not even who I think I am. I’m somebody else, sometimes on a daily basis. When you live with a shadow of disease as insidious as Parkinson’s, you learn that having a fluctuating ideal of the best you is the kindest and...

Dream. Believe. Achieve. Succeed. This is my mantra. I have these words mounted above a window in my home. I live by these words, even more so now, since I have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). I am someone who dreams big, sets goals, puts a plan in place...

I don’t like Green eggs & ham! Have you seen my dopamine? It took an unauthorized vacation somewhere around your substantia nigra— didn’t even file the proper paperwork, just ghosted the whole operation. I’d check their home address, but it’s missing from the employee...

One voice can ignite change, but together, we create a movement — lifting each other up, pushing forward and making the impossible possible. My journey with Parkinson’s disease began long before I ever heard the words, “You have Parkinson’s.” For years, I lived in...

I have been through numerous things since Parkinson's became my life. In the beginning I tried to be someone different from the disease. Emotionally I just wanted to be 'normal'. I was too young or so I thought. Running from my diagnosis did not work. PD will be with...

When a longtime friend and fellow car lover faces Parkinson’s, community becomes everything. Kevin’s story is one of connection, resilience, and care — a journey that brought our Drive Toward a Cure family even closer, and one that will inspire a lasting legacy...

It has taken me years to figure this out, but your body communicates to you. For example, after you eat a large Thanksgiving meal I’ll bet your body tells you it is tired. Well, Parkinson’s has taught me to listen to my body, to pay close attention to signs and...

In 2000, at the age of 24, I was running a franchise that replaced airbags and safety restraint systems in cars that had been in a collision. I started losing control of my left hand, dropping tools, slight tremor, and my hand would freeze in a position for a brief...

I outsourced my joy for years, padded my return with hired smiles, rented glee from others' cheers, leased contentment across miles. Interned laughter from nearby places. Business was failing fast, days off piling like overdue invoices. Going under wasn't an option,...

Every day with Parkinson’s is a fight—but it’s not the kind you think. It’s not just beating the symptoms,It’s waking up and deciding: today, I will win. Victory isn’t always flashy. Sometimes it’s getting out of bed on your own. Sometimes it’s lifting a fork without...