Parkinson Report
Fall/Winter 2026
Care Partner Issue
Check out the latest Parkinson Report: Care Partner Issue, full of actionable tips and new information for navigating Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Our feature article highlights tips for managing daily Life with advancing Parkinson’s. Learn four taboo topics you can discuss with your care team and what to expect when calling our Helpline. You’ll also meet Tom, a care partner of 20 years, and Ethan Brown, MD, a research grantee exploring early childhood exposures linked to PD.
Care Partner Tips: Managing Daily Life with Advancing Parkinson’s
As Parkinson’s symptoms advance, managing routines and daily life often become more challenging. Explore tips that can help care partners and people with Parkinson’s manage everyday movement, personal care and daily life with greater ease.
4 Taboo Topics to Discuss with Your Care Team
Living with Parkinson’s can involve sensitive topics related to the disease itself or medication side effects. However, no topic is off limits with your care team…
Twenty Years of Showing Up: Tom’s Parkinson’s Care Partner and Volunteer Story
“I’ve learned that there’s no such thing as perfect when it comes to being a care partner. There will always be some sort of struggle.”
Bilingual Helpline is a Resource for the Parkinson’s Community
What to expect when calling our Helpline, plus top questions and answers.
In This Issue
An Update from Our People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council Chair
Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, shares why we dedicate this issue to care partners, and how the support of her husband keeps her moving forward.
Why State Advocacy Matters and What the Parkinson’s Foundation Is Doing About It
If you’re living with Parkinson’s, decisions made at federal, state and local levels can directly shape your life. Find out how we’re advancing public priorities at the state level.
Meet the Researcher Searching for Parkinson’s Risks in Early Childhood Exposures
“Identifying early-life risk factors for Parkinson’s could expand our understanding of how the disease develops and open new opportunities for prevention decades before symptoms appear,” said Ethan Brown, MD.
More Page-Turning Articles
Parkinson’s Golf Tournament Raises Funds and Awareness
“Steve and Lisa Fischlin found community and purpose by getting involved with the Parkinson’s Foundation after Steve was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2018.
Meet our Parkinson’s Champions
How the Burke family and siblings Caitlin and Justin raise funds and awareness for PD in unique ways.
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