Team Fox Mentor and co-founder of the Baehr Challenge, Brian Baehr, offers us a glance at his life with Parkinson’s disease. See how fitness, fun and a positive attitude have improved Brian’s life.
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Feb 10, 2021
Feb 09, 2021
When my dad was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2007, it was a huge blow for our family. See, he has always been the cool-headed anchor of our family, the calm voice of reason, and the center of physical and emotional strength. He is our rock, the stoic counter-balance to my mother, and the living [...]
Feb 08, 2021
Much has been proven supporting the benefits of exercise to those of us with Parkinson’s and yet it seems to me that there is a lot more to learn. This week I discovered yet another amazing peculiarity about Parkinson’s! In January 2013 I wrote an article about my first few years with PD that appeared on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website. We have included that same blog post here on our new Baehr Challenge website.
Feb 07, 2021
My name is Carl Ames and I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in early 2008 at the age of 46. My wife, Leisa, and I are parents of 5 children, and currently have 2 grandsons. At the time of this writing, January 2014, it has been 6 years since my diagnosis, and what a 6 years it has been!
Feb 06, 2021
My name is Mary Ellen Federico. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about a year and a half ago. I have dealt with its challenges to my daily life with the support of my husband, family and friends along with my team of my doctor, physical therapist, support groups, exercise class instructors, etc.
Feb 06, 2021
My name is John Baumann. Unbelievably, I may have accomplished more in my life since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s than I did before showing the signs of the disease. I have been Parkinson’s Proud since 2002 when I was 41 years young.
Feb 05, 2021
I Beat Parkinson’s Disease at the Baehr Challenge! Driving to the Baehr Challenge Obstacle Course, I was feeling stressed, convinced I could not complete the course. My initial plan was to observe and cheer-on the participants. After I checked in and received my t-shirt, I was standing in line to begin the Course; I was [...]
Feb 05, 2021
My name is William Heilmann. Had I not been burdened with Parkinson’s disease, the past six years would have been so much different now. History is history, but it can and does carry forward, and I use my experience as an illustration. The negative energy of regret, self-doubt, self-imposed social exclusion, and conceded physical road blocks were among the mental clouds that blocked my view of the possible.
Feb 03, 2021
My journey started in November 2018 when I noticed a tremor in my right forearm. I was diagnosed with essential tremor by a neurologist. We tried meds and nothing changed. Being a nurse, I of course took a dive into the internet. My tremor seemed to me to be a resting tremor. After a couple more follow ups to the doctor, she said I could have a DaTscan to rule out Parkinson’s.
Feb 03, 2021
In 2001, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. I was 30 years old, and like most, thought only old people had it. To say the news was devastating would be a gross understatement. I quickly assimilated all the information I could on this thing and did what anybody else would do. I went to a [...]