Tattoo tribute to my Dad

I got this tattoo for my dad, Abe Taback. He has Parkinson's and fights it every day. He even takes a special kickboxing class designed to help people with Parkinson's build their muscles and overcome this disease.

You don't have to be kick-boxer to be a fighter.  Battling Parkinson's is a fight all in itself.

This boxer does not represent my dad as a kick-boxer, but as a person who never quits and  never let's the Parkinson's win.

 Hope you like this, dad, because I can't undo it!!!!

So now whenever I want to give up, I can just look at my arm and say nope, if my dad can give more and not quit, so can I.

your son, Brian

Tulip pin makes surprise appearance

Karen Painter's tulip pin made a surprise appearance at the 2008 Unity Walk in New York City when Anne Udall wore it on her teeshirt. Anne is the daughter of the late Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall, who was instrumental in the 1997 passage of legislation (the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act), which authorized up to $100 million to support Parkinson's disease research.

Individuals living with Parkinson's, their families, friends, and caregivers along with Parkinson's groups from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Virginia, Washington state, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin and Arizona are using (or plan to use) Karen Painter's tulip design to promote Parkinson's awareness and the urgency for a cure. Many thanks to our partners and teammates in this effort.

Who is using the PD Tulip and how!

• Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland
• March 26, 2008 Power Over PD Conference - Tucson, AZ
• Midwest Chapter of APDA
• Symposium 2008: Research is Hope
• 2008 Southeastern Parkinson Disease Conference
• Malaysia support group
• Belfast, Northern Ireland - a new leaflet cover
• Northwest Georgia Parkinson Disease Association
• AZ-APDA

• Young Parkinson's of Indiana
• Parkinson's Awareness Association of Central Indiana
• PD support group in Fishersville, Virginia
• Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society (DAPS)
• Edge of the Forest
• NPF YOPN Conference 2008
• NPF leadership meeting
• NeuroTalk
• Wisconsin Chapter of APDA
• April 19th Polk County Parkinson Disease Walk for Hope!

Linda Webb of Williams, Arizona, has dreams of a "Parkinsons Patchwork Project" that would have quilters create quilts to promote awareness of PD, and to raiser funds for research to find the CURE and provide treatment for those who would  otherwise not afford it.

Interest in this new PD Tulip design is spreading like wildfire at the grassroots level. Here are some ways its being used to promote Parkinsons awareness. If you or your organization are using this tulip, please send us a photo and the details -- wed love to showcase your efforts!

Polk County Walk for Hope!

Susie E. from Staten Island sent us this photo.

Susie E. from Staten Island sent us this photo.