That’s where one word started to matter: Perseverance. I had it written on a card on my file cabinet and I saw it every day. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it reminded me to keep moving forward, even when I didn’t have it all figured out.
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Parkinson's Foundation Boosts Parkinson’s Research with $5M Funding
The Parkinson’s Foundation has recently committed an additional $5 million in funding to accelerate Parkinson's disease (PD) research, aiming to deepen understanding of the disease, accelerate development of medical treatments and inform policies that reduce harmful environmental exposures.