‘Steady Strides 2023 presented by Supernus: A Remarkable Journey of Hope and Community’ A note from our Executive Director, Chris Gaffney
2022 in Review
Parkinson Support & Wellness entered 2022 hopeful for a better year than the previous two years of pandemic. We had watched our Parkinson community struggle with Covid-19 and the isolation that the virus imposed. We were determined throughout 2020 and 2021 to provide programs and platforms that pierced that isolation and allowed us all to connect whether through support groups and exercise programs that evolved to “virtual” options, or through continuing our educational programs via Zoom.
Cincinnati Area PD Exercise Offerings
Exercise is so important for those with PD. "...most PD experts now agree that exercise is as beneficial for PD as any medication they can prescribe." Parkinson Support & Wellness Executive Director Chris Gaffney and Assistant Director Julia Burks have a conversation over Zoom with Elizabeth Grover, a Cincinnati PD exercise connoisseur.
Steady Strides 2021, Presented by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, was a Great Success!
When the Steady Strides 2021, presented by Supernus race committee met in January of this year to plan for this year’s event, we worried that we would be facing real challenges in trying to hold an in-person race in the second year of a pandemic. We pushed the date of the race back to October once again, in hopes of a safer gathering. As Spring turned to Summer and Summer to Fall, we saw that many race and walk events were either being cancelled again or resulted in around a 50% participation rate.
My Parkinson Story | Chris Gaffney
Almost five years ago I retired from a 35-year career in telecommunication sales and began in earnest to design the rest of my life. I had always planned to include a component of “giving back” to the community and started a search for a not-for-profit organization that could benefit from my experience in business.