My grandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson's 4 years ago, he sadly lost his battle with the disease on 04/19/2024. My grandfather was not just my grandfather but my Dad as well. As he and my grandmother took me in to raise at the age of 3. I watched my grandfather struggle daily. This disease didn't just affect him it affected the entire family. Especially my grandmother (they were married 68 years). I watched as my grandfather suffered until he finally took his last breathe. Nobody talks about how hard it is to watch someone you love die slowly from a disease so horrible and there is absolutely nothing you can do for them. It's heartbreaking.
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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