"Nothing happens until something moves"
-Albert Einstein
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"Celebration of Movement"
-A film from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation
www.pdf.org
Within the pages of The Mike Justak Foundation for Parkinson's Disease.
MJFPD "Shimmers"
PD Shimmers "wows" the Twin Cities
Faces Wanted!
Record a video. Send it in. Join the wall.
Speaking of Faces..
These Young Faces offer inspiration..
Get Your Move On.
Walk, run, Tango, Wii. With Parkinson's it's use it or lose it. Read more.Click the image.
Thoughts from the Executive Director, Mike Justak
- It IS About Movement.For those in the Parkinson's community it is all about movement. Parkinson's robs one of their ability to control movement. For some, the movement is involuntary, a seemingly nonstop tremor. Ironically, for others, it is the exact opposite. The inability to move, a stiffness and rigidity that is almost statuesque in nature. "Celebration of Movement" showcases another irony, a miracle of sorts that occurs when you combine a Parkinson's patient and Tango Ballroom dance.
- Generate AwarenessTo use a familiar quote, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." It seems painfully true when you look at Federal Funding into research. Parkinson's Disease lags in national funding because it is an "unseen" disease. All to often the Parkinson's patients isolate themselves from open society. To raise awareness MJFPD desires to create a video entitled "Faces of Parkinson's Disease". The video will be a compilation of user submitted video clips simply stating who they are and that they have Parkinson's Disease. Alternatively a family member can submit on behalf of a love one. Check back here for updates. Use the link in the Headlines box below to jump to the submissions page for more details. The completed video will be submitted to the Parkinson's Action Network, State Governors, as well as respective US Senators.
- It's PersonalParkinson's is a personal disease. It has a myriad of symptoms, I believe as many as twenty. No one gets them all. Everyone diagnosed has at least one. Who gets what, when it begins, and its severity will vary from person to person.Yes, it is personal.
- Just Noodl'inInspiration is a funny thing. Some say I am inspirational. On the other hand, I seek stories of the truly inspirational. They are featured on the Parkinson's Young Faces Page. Inspiration and inspirational people aren't bound by age. For Thanksgiving, I flew my Mother-In-Law in to visit, see PD Shimmers and to see her 4 week old Great Grand-Daughter. After arriving at my home from the airport pick-up she proceeded to pullout a check, a $475 check. She handed to to me with a smile and said it was a donation. She single handedly raised the money by selling 12 ounce bags of homemade soup noodles. She raised $475 one $3 bag at a time. In my book when I look up inspiring people my Mother-In-Law's picture is there.
Today for lunch I'm having soup. I expect it will be the best soup I've ever had. - My Name is Mike Justak.
I Have Parkinson's Disease. It doesn't have me. This Foundation is an example of that. - My Pledge. Mission: Possible.
The vision I have is a hope that this foundation has a short life. We exist to help fund and find a cure. To do that we need to generate and raise awareness of the disease and its impact to the public. Awareness in turn will aid in generation of funding. Funding for a cure and funding for the personal side of the disease. Programs to get people moving, walking, riding, dancing, and exercising. Programs to acknowledge the importance of the caregiver. The actions of THIS foundation will be personal, indeed. - Show More
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