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April is Parkinson's Awareness month

Do you know someone with Parkinson's ?

For more information on Parkinson's here a few websites:
http://www.parkinson.org/
http://www.youngparkinsons.org/

A few of the events for April:
Participate in the 18th Parkinson’s Unity Walk (PUW), Saturday, April 28, 2012 in New York’s Central Park. PUW is the largest grassroots event for Parkinson’s disease in the country, raising awareness and funds for PD research.
http://www.unitywalk.org/

The National Parkinson Foundation’s Moving Day Walk is a fun, inspiring fundraising event that unites families, friends and communities in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. Held in cities across the United States, it is the first grassroots campaign that spotlights the disease on a national level and gives you the chance to speak out in your own community.
http://www3.parkinson.org/site/PageServer?pagename=moving_day_home_page

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  1. PD Awareness Month Fact of the Day: According to a survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 53% of PD patients who had full information about all of their grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents reported at least one such relative with the disease.

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