Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. When I was six years old and my Mom was 30 years old, she was diagnosed with an Essential Tremor. Two years later she was given the diagnosis of Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. I don’t remember when she was diagnosed; to me she has always been shaky or wiggly. I am walking to help find a cure so one day she might stop having a tremor. On October 19, 2008 I will be walking with the PD Walkers Team at the IMT Des Moines Marathon. Our team is walking and fundraising to support the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) in their goal to "Ease the Burden and Find a Cure". I have about 15-20 of my friends walking the 5k with me to raise funds and awareness of PD. Being diagnosed with PD tends to increase with age, but an estimated 15% of people with PD are diagnosed before the age of 50. One of my Mom’s biggest challenges of PD is not always the PD symptoms, but the side effects from the PD medications. Since there is not one drug that treats all the symptoms effectively, PWP (people with Parkinsons) are constantly trying to treat the most debilitating symptom with the medicine that causes the least debilitating side effects. Thanks to you and other supporters, APDA is able to help support research for new drugs and hopefully, one day, a cure. Join me in my walk or come and cheer for us on October 19th. Thank you so much for your support!!
Check out the progress of team PD Walkers campaign at active.com/donate/pdwalkers |
