## Breadcrumb - [Home](/) - [About Us](/about-us) - [Press Room](/about-us/press-room) - [Publications](/about-us/press-room/publications) ## Breadcrumb - [Home](/) - [About Us](/about-us) - [Press Room](/about-us/press-room) - [Publications](/about-us/press-room/publications) # Parkinson Report Fall/Winter 2026 Care Partner Issue ![Couple outside carrying a camera and binoculars](/sites/default/files/styles/1902x600/public/images/parkinson-report-fall-2026-hero.jpg?h=83615a45&itok=cwpI0f0_) IN THIS SECTIONIN THIS SECTION - [Understanding Parkinson’s](/understanding-parkinsons) View Menu - [Understanding Parkinson’s](/understanding-parkinsons) - [What is Parkinson's?](/understanding-parkinsons/what-is-parkinsons) - [10 Early Signs](/understanding-parkinsons/10-early-signs) - [Causes](/understanding-parkinsons/causes) - [Movement Symptoms](/understanding-parkinsons/movement-symptoms) - [Non-Movement Symptoms](/understanding-parkinsons/non-movement-symptoms) - [Getting Diagnosed](/understanding-parkinsons/getting-diagnosed) - [Statistics](/understanding-parkinsons/statistics) - [Living with Parkinson’s](/living-with-parkinsons) View Menu - [Living With Parkinson’s](/living-with-parkinsons) - [New to Parkinson's](/living-with-parkinsons/new-to-parkinsons) - [Our Care Programs](/living-with-parkinsons/care-programs) - [Finding Care](/living-with-parkinsons/finding-care) - [Treatment](/living-with-parkinsons/treatment) - [Management & Lifestyle](/living-with-parkinsons/management) - [Emotional & Mental Health](/living-with-parkinsons/emotional-mental-health) - [Legal, Financial & Insurance](/living-with-parkinsons/legal-financial) - [My PD Story](/living-with-parkinsons/stories) - [Resources & Support](/resources-support) View Menu - [Resources & Support](/resources-support) - [Helpline](/resources-support/helpline) - [In Your Area](/your-area) - [PD Library](/resources-support/pd-library) - [Hospital Safety Guide](/resources-support/hospital-safety-guide) - [Online Education](/resources-support/online-education) - [Events](/resources-support/events) - [Community Grants](/resources-support/community-grants) - [For Care Partners](/resources-support/carepartners) - [For Professionals](/resources-support/professionals) - [Find Your Chapter](/resources-support/find-your-chapter) - [Blog](/resources-support/blog) - [Advancing Research](/advancing-research) View Menu - [Advancing Research](/advancing-research) - [Finding A Cure](/advancing-research/finding-cure) - [Our Research](/advancing-research/our-research) - [Understanding Research](/advancing-research/understanding-research) - [Join A Study](/advancing-research/join-study) - [Advocate for Research](/advancing-research/advocate-research) - [For Researchers](/advancing-research/for-researchers) - [Drug Discovery and Development](/advancing-research/parkinsons-drug-discovery) - [How You Can Help](/how-to-help) View Menu - [How You Can Help](/how-to-help) - [Donate Now](/how-to-help/donate) - [Why Support Us](/how-to-help/why-support-us) - [Make a Tribute Gift](/how-to-help/tribute) - [Fundraise](/how-to-help/fundraise) - [Volunteer](/how-to-help/volunteer) - [Corporate Sponsors](/how-to-help/corporate-sponsors) - [Planned Giving](/how-to-help/more-ways-to-give/planned-giving) - [More Ways to Give](/how-to-help/more-ways-to-give) - [Policy & Advocacy](/how-to-help/policy-advocacy-priorities) 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. [**READ IT NOW**](/sites/default/files/documents/Park-Report-Fall-Winter-0926.pdf "Park-Report-Fall-Winter-0926.pdf") ![Senior couple walking with trekking poles on a trail](/sites/default/files/styles/620x620/public/images/fall-winter-park-report-5050-1.jpg?h=a4bce437&itok=JAIXGiXT) ## 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. [READ NOW](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=4) ### 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… [Read more](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=3) ![Tom headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/620x620/public/images/fall-winter-park-report-5050-2-tom.jpg?h=a4bce437&itok=2v-stDM7) ## 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.” [Read Tom's Story](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=8) #### Bilingual Helpline is a Resource for the Parkinson’s Community What to expect when calling our Helpline, plus top questions and answers. [Read more](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=6) ![Man talking on his phone in the kitchen](/sites/default/files/styles/298x194/public/images/fall-winter-park-report-textcallout-1.jpg?h=f4803627&itok=KMNowqBR) ## 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. [Keep Reading](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=3) ### 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. [Keep Reading](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=10) ### 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. [Read now](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=9) ## More Page-Turning Articles ### [ Parkinson’s Golf Tournament Raises Funds and Awareness ](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=11) “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 ](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ&p=11) How the Burke family and siblings Caitlin and Justin raise funds and awareness for PD in unique ways. [READ NOW](https://player.flipsnack.com/index.html?hash=OTVCRkFBQzdDNkYrdmhuMGNuMWd2dQ) [DOWNLOAD NOW](/sites/default/files/documents/Park-Report-Fall-Winter-0926.pdf "Parkinson-Report-Spring-2025") .donate-card { display: flex; flex-direction: row-reverse; /* image on the right */ align-items: center; gap: 18px; max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 24px; background: #0081a1; border-radius: 0px; } .donate-card__image { flex: 1 1 45%; } .donate-card__image img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; } .donate-card__content { flex: 1 1 55%; } .donate-card .donate-card__title { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 700; color: #ffffff; } .donate-card .donate-card__text { margin: 0 0 24px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; color: #ffffff; } /* Stack on mobile */ @media (max-width: 700px) { .donate-card { flex-direction: column; } .donate-card__image, .donate-card__content { flex-basis: auto; width: 100%; } } ![Researcher in lab looking through microscope](/sites/default/files/images/ResearchDonation-5050.jpg) ### Join the Fight Against Parkinson's Support ground-breaking research, care and community outreach. 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