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Your Local Partner
in the Movement
Against Parkinson’s
Disease

Your Local Partner
in the Movement
Against Parkinson’s Disease

The Parkinson Council is the premier organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s, care partners, and families in the Delaware Valley region.

Learn about our mission >

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The Parkinson Council is the premier organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s, care partners, and families in the Delaware Valley region.

Learn about our mission >

20221008-_R1A1853

“There’s power in sharing information. What a wonderful place to be. And that’s what I would encourage [for anyone dealing with Parkinson’s Disease]. Get smart. And then be active. Get involved. Join the community.”

— Tony Massey, care partner

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Local Funds + Local Investments = Local Impact

250

Patient and care
provider programs
supported

DIVERSITY PD_Salem Baptist Church 2021

$6.1M

Invested in community
resources and
research

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10,250

Participants at The
Parkinson Council
events

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Community
Spotlight

Long known as a ‘white man’s disease’, the first step to better Parkinson’s disease care in the Black community is to increase awareness

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Shirley Grass ate well, worked out regularly and never had any major health problems. So when she started noticing new aches and pains, she assumed her symptoms were a sign of aging.

Then the shooting pains along the left side of her body lasted longer. Friends commented that she was “walking funny.”

An appointment with her longtime primary physician led to a neurology consult, which led to a DaTscan, an imaging test like an MRI, but focused on the function instead of the structure of the brain.

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