Lisa DeFreece, Patient

Lisa DeFreece, Patient

Lisa DeFreece was a teacher before becoming a Parkinson’s patient and activist.   My primary care doctor noticed a few things that I hadn’t even noticed in 2004, but I wasn’t diagnosed until 2006. He noticed a twitch in my finger during our regular...
Lisa DeFreece, Patient

Zach Guza, Community Supporter

  Zach Guza’s father had Parkinson’s disease and was not encouraged to exercise which has been proven to help defray mobility constraints caused by Parkinson’s.  Discovering this changed Zach’s life.  He now owns his own business, Rock Steady Boxing, the...
Lisa DeFreece, Patient

Jim DeFreece, Family Member

  Jim DeFreece is an owner agent with Impact Financial, accomplished musician that plays with two bands, married to a Parkinson’s patient, proud father.    The tremors were the first thing we noticed. She was a schoolteacher, and her hand would start shaking...