Steady Strides 2021, presented by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, was a ton of fun! Click to see photos from the day.
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.
The Cincinnati Cohort Biomarker Protocol Research Study
Recently I participated in the Cincinnati Cohort Biomarker Protocol, a research study headed by Dr. Alberto Espay of the UC Gardner Center. In many ways the appointment (my one-year follow-up) was like my regular appointments at the UCGNI. I parked in the same lot underneath, registered at the same desk, and waited in the same “living room” on the 3rd floor.
Caregiver's Corner | Caregiving Tips
My Parkinson Story | Patty Ahern
Speech Therapy & Swallowing Issues Event
My Parkinson Story | Ruth Everett
Seven years ago, Dr. Brewer my neurologist and movement specialist, leaned over and said, “Ruth, you have Parkinson’s disease.” I remember my mind being flooded with thoughts, questions, fears, and sadness. Why me? Will I lose my ability to walk? How long will it be until I lose my independence? What problems will I be facing?
Caregiver's Corner | Carole Ebner
My Parkinson Story | Rhonda Ferris
Kazuya Ochi | PD-specific Exercise
Steady Strides Raffle is Open Online!
My Parkinson Story | Carol Simons
Steady Strides 2021 October 2 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
Steady Strides 2021, presented by Supernus Pharmaceuticals is back at The Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason on October 2. Our race has become a symbol of the vibrancy of our region’s Parkinson community. Steady Strides has become an annual celebration of our community’s will and capability to do our best at living well with this difficult disease.
Isn't Parkinson's Enough?
When you are diagnosed with chronic disease like Parkinson’s, no one promises that because you have Parkinson’s, you will not also experience other illnesses or tragedies, accidents or losses. It is just the way things are. But sometimes it makes me want to jump up and holler, “Wait a minute! Isn’t Parkinson’s enough?!”
Rock on the James 2021
My Parkinson Story | Kate Stark
Exactly a year from today, I will be getting married. If you’d asked me a month ago if I thought my dad would still be here to see that, I would have said “no.” I’m still not sure if he will be able to walk me down the aisle unassisted, or if we will have a father-daughter dance. The future has been rather uncertain lately.
Caregiver's Corner | Stan Schimerman
Darlene’s Parkinson’s disease initially manifested itself with a quiver in her lip and progressed over 25 years to symptoms serious enough to warrant entry into a hospice program. As her caregiver, I have witnessed a decline characterized by relatively sudden (typically within months) onset of new symptoms followed by relatively long (typically years) “plateaus” of stability.
My Parkinson Story | Dave Shields
"Shocked". "Confused". "Heartbroken". My family and I went through all the standard emotions I suppose. I look back to the person I was in 2009. Physically, I want to be that guy again. What I thought was such a burden THEN is barely a challenge compared to what I'm facing just 12 years later. Mentally and emotionally... No, I don’t want to be that guy. I've come too far from the day I heard the word “Parkinson's.”