Lorraine Peterson lived a life of searching for knowledge, loving deeply, and enjoying her career
as a Nursing Professor. Lorraine died of complications of Parkinson Disease.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. The Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, with more than $800 million in high-impact research funded to date.
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