JULY | 2017
200 TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION OF PARKINSON’ S
Todd Sherer, MJFF CEO marks the day that James Parkinson published“ An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” by guest authoring a blog for Scientific American focused on the acceleration of research progress aided by the growing community of citizen scientists sharing their lived experience of the disease.
APRIL | 2017
JIMMY CHOI BECOMES AN AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
Jimmy Choi, 41, a husband and father of two who was diagnosed with Parkinson’ s disease at 27, is an MVP Team Fox athlete who has run, cycled and swum in countless races and endurance events, raising more than $ 100,000 to support Parkinson’ s research. On July 3, he takes on the American Ninja Warrior course like a pro, proving once again his status as an ultimate athlete. Jimmy has since taken on the course three more times.
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