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Welcome to Facing Parkinson’ s Together: A Guide for Care Partners

In the words of Lonnie Ali, being a care partner is love in action. That action takes many forms: from the tactical— scheduling medical appointments— to the intangible, such as managing your own emotions and those of your loved one.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation developed this resource to help care partners navigate this complex journey. We worked with members of our community and experts in movement disorders, psychology and social work to create a resource that we hope will be informative as well as reassuring.

As you read the stories of other care partners and learn strategies for managing the load, we hope you take away this important fact: You are not alone. And in case it helps to hear it, we’ ll say it:

You’ re doing a great job.