An appeal to our country’s leaders

When I began this blog, I vowed not to be political.  I’d leave that minefield to others sharper, better informed and with a much wider reach than mine.   The Moving and Shaking blog will continue to focus on Parkinson’s Disease, the vagaries and vicissitudes of aging, and whatever captures my attention that week.  And here’s what’s …

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It’s not brain surgery

But sometimes, it kinda is. I recently received notification that, as someone with a moderate case of Parkinson’s, I might be eligible for a clinical trial for a new gene therapy. Brain surgery! Gene therapy! Them’s fightin’ words. And from where I sit, they’re both words of hope…and also scary as hell. I’d always thought …

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