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In July of 2022, we had the pleasure of meeting Faith McGhee at a KiMe Volunteer meeting.   Faith's mother is one of our long time supporters. Leading up to our 10th Shakin' Not Stirred event,...

Joe Siragusa is a VP with Fidelity Investments and is a KiMe Volunteer as the President and Chief Operating Officer.  He is a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant.    In...

Veronique Enos Kaefer  works as Vice President of Community Engagement at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research where she has worked since 2001.   I work with the Parkinson’s...

Melanie Parten is a professional caregiver to a long term Parkinson's Patient. She describes the side many don't see.    I was new to Parkinson's when I began working with my patient. I really...

David Paydarfar is Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Neurology at Dell Medical School in Austin, TX, and is a fellow of the American Neurological Association.     I've been a neurologist...

Christopher Tolleson, MD, MPH is a movement disorder specialist at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and the Medical Director of The Cole Clinic as well as the Huntington’s disease clinic....

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...

  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...

  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...