Today’s Photo: Shake, Rattle and Roll

The heat isn’t letting up this summer – but that isn’t stopping our members from participating in disease-related walk/run events in their local communities. For inspiration, please meet some of the members of Parkinson’s disease patient daddytom’s team, who joined together to raise money and show solidarity at a Shake, Rattle and Roll Run sponsored… Continue reading Today’s Photo: Shake, Rattle and Roll

Tell the World: Visiting the Comal County Parkinson’s Support Group Symposium

I recently had a chance to speak about PatientsLikeMe at the 3rd Annual Comal County Parkinson’s Support Group Symposium, held in New Braunfels, Texas, on Saturday October 1, 2011.  Both the event and the support group were started by one of our longtime members, daddytom, who’s been part of PatientsLikeMe since 2007.  As daddytom said: “In… Continue reading Tell the World: Visiting the Comal County Parkinson’s Support Group Symposium

Tell the World: Daddytom Shares His Experiences with Parkinson’s

To continue our series in honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, here’s another interview to bring you “the patient voice.”   We recently featured this interview with three-star member daddytom in the April edition of our Parkinson’s Community newsletter. Read on to learn what he has to say about finding courage, recognizing mentors and raising awareness about… Continue reading Tell the World: Daddytom Shares His Experiences with Parkinson’s