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As of 2023, it had raised $2 billion for Parkinson's research projects. [7] [4] According to Town and Country, in 2022 the organization funded more Parkinson's research than the US government. [4] According to Fox Business, it is the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research in the world. [8]
Tom Isaacs (2 April 1968 [1] – 31 May 2017) [1] was a British charity fundraiser and the President of The Cure Parkinson's Trust, which he co-founded. [2] Among other achievements, he completed a 4,500-mile charity walk around the coast of Britain in order to raise funds for research into Parkinson's disease [3]
The Parkinson's Foundation Research Advocates program trains Parkinson's patients and their caregivers to collaborate with Parkinson's disease scientists in research. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The program was established in 2008 and has trained more than 350 participants.
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Michael J. Fox. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation Michael J. Fox is reflecting on living with Parkinson’s disease more than 30 years after his diagnosis. While attending ...
Michael J. Fox is going country, for a good cause. The actor, activist and philanthropist came out to Nashville -- alongside his wife, Tracy Pollan -- on Tuesday for this year's A Country Thing ...
HollyRod Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by actress Holly Robinson Peete and retired NFL quarterback Rodney Peete that provides "medical, physical, and emotional support" to individuals living with Parkinson's disease as well as families of children with autism. [1]
Richard Thompson (1957–2016; aged 58), American illustrator and Reuben-award-winning cartoonist. [ 178 ] [ 179 ] Jeremy Thorpe (1930–2014; aged 85), British politician and leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976).