This Saturday September 11th I will be kicking off the Parkinson's Disease: SuperWalk 2010. It is being held at the Gellert Center in Georgetown. For those of you who don't know much about Parkinson's disease here are some facts. it affects 1 - 300 people from young and old, in every culture and race.
The one risk factor we all possess is aging, which is a condition that is currently incurable! However, more and more is being done to understand how and why various risk factors influence the likelihood of Parkinson's.
Many people of been stricken by this disease. Here is a list of them,
Actors, Katherine Hepburn and famous Canadian Michael J. Fox
U.S. Attorney Janet Reno
Evangelist Billy Graham
Country Singer Johnny Cash
Boxer Muhammad Ali
General Douglas MacArthur
President harry Truman
Pope John Paul 11
Chances are you know someone who has suffered from this disease. So if you are free this Saturday come down to the Gellert Center and walk or sponsor someone who is. Give them your support as well as the volunteers and organizers of this Parkinson's Disease Super Walk. Registration is at 9:30 am and the walk starts at 10 am.
See you there.
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