Parkinson's Foundation

06/05/2026

Join us online next Wednesday for: Financial and Estate Essentials for Life with Parkinson’s 🖥️

In this session, you'll learn how to protect your assets, make informed choices, and create a plan that reflects your values and priorities.

Register for free:

In this session, we’ll break down the basics of financial and estate planning in clear, practical terms. Learn how to protect your assets, make informed choices, and create a plan that reflects your values and priorities.

06/05/2026

Learn how physical, occupational, and speech therapies can help people with Parkinson's disease:

These therapies keep you moving well, engaging in activities you love, and communicating with the people in your life.

06/05/2026

🏒🌈 What happens when a fanbase becomes a force for good? The Unrivaled Loons — a community of fans united by their love of author Rachel Reid and her beloved Game Changers series — were celebrated at the New York Sirens PRIDE Celebration Game as official Parkinson's Champions. And we couldn't be more honored to have them in our corner.

Rachel Reid, the New York Times bestselling author behind Heated Rivalry and the Game Changers series, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in August 2023. Fans who loved her books, who saw themselves in her characters, and many who carry their own personal connections to Parkinson's, came together as a community to take action.

Led by Heather, the Unrivaled Loons set out with a fundraising goal of $2,500. They blew past it in the first month — and then kept going. Their current goal? $8,124. As Heather explains: "That may seem like a random number, but 81 and 24 are the hockey jersey numbers for the two main characters in Heated Rivalry." 🩵 Even their fundraising total tells a love story.

Their support carries special meaning for LGBTQ+ individuals living with Parkinson's—a community that deserves to see itself reflected in the fight for better care and a cure. Because Parkinson's doesn't discriminate, and neither does compassion. 🏳️‍🌈

Want to start your own Parkinson's Champions campaign in honor of someone you love? Visit Parkinson.org/DIY to get started.

06/04/2026

Dizziness, vertigo and balance problems are common in Parkinson’s, often caused by neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, medications, or age-related vestibular issues.

Learn more about managing these PD symptoms:

Learn about vertigo & dizziness as they pertain to Parkinson's disease - two commonly reported symptoms.

06/04/2026

For National Safety Month, check out our Home Safety Considerations checklist! 🏡

This guide will help you ensure your home is safe, accessible and designed to prevent falls: Parkinson.org/HomeSafety

06/04/2026

Dopamine medications have improved life for millions of people, but some people with PD using these medications can develop impulse control disorders (ICDs) — unhealthy levels of gambling, shopping, eating and sexual activity.

Learn more about impulse control and Parkinson's:

Researchers believe that some people with Parkinson's disease on specific medications can develop unhealthy levels of gambling, shopping, eating and sexual activity.

06/03/2026

❓What happens when “we don’t know for sure” becomes an excuse to do nothing? https://bit.ly/4o3FluB

Columnist and Parkinson’s Foundation Ambassador, Mike Mooney, shares…why paraquat — a pesticide already banned in more than 70 countries — has become part of a growing public health conversation around Parkinson’s disease, prevention, and accountability.

As states begin introducing legislation to ban paraquat, the question becomes harder to ignore: How much evidence is enough before action is taken?

📣“This is no longer theoretical. It is legislative. It is immediate.”

Read the full column here: https://bit.ly/4o3FluB

06/03/2026

It's Global Running Day! We're celebrating our amazing Parkinson's Champions by getting out for a run (or walk) today. 🏃‍♀️

Join us and post your workout to raise awareness of the importance of exercise in slowing the progression of PD! Learn more about how to : Run4PD.org

06/03/2026

🔬 Three key Parkinson's research areas are among the most active and promising studies: alpha-synuclein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation.

Learn what these terms mean, where the science is headed and how advances in these areas may lead to new treatments and disease-modifying therapies: Parkinson.org/blog/research/inside-the-science

Three key research areas are among the most active and promising: alpha-synuclein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation. Learn what these terms mean, where the science is headed...

06/03/2026

If you’re living with Parkinson’s disease, the decisions being made every day at federal, state and local levels can directly shape your life. States can often move faster than Congress and the federal government to protect and improve the lives of people living with PD.

State lawmakers are also a lot more accessible, and you're more likely to actually get a chance to sit down, share your Parkinson's story and make the case for legislation that can make a difference!

Here's how the Parkinson's Foundation is putting that to work on the state level to advance our policy priorities:

What happens at the state level is connected to everything. The research funding secured this year could become a new treatment option in five years.