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Patricia Gifford
Patricia was diagnosed with Parkinson's at age 55 and battled the disease courageously for over 23 years. She refused to let the disease define who she was and was a fighter until the very end! Pat showed everyone around her the meaning of love and courage. On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the age of 78, she passed away peacefully, in her sleep.
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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