My dad Johnnie Fletcher passed away at the young age of 83 on Wednesday the 28th of December 2016. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's about ten years ago and slowly watched his body decline while his mind was as sharp as ever until a major stroke made his struggle too hard to fight. His journey changed our journey. His fight made us stronger. His courage changed our hearts and our lives in ways we will never forget. He continued not for himself but for his family. The impression he left us is beyond explanation. Only our memories of him can come close to it.
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 $2 billion in high-impact research funded to date.
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