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In my life before Parkinsons I worked as a software trainer and a web developer. Neither required much creativity, and I didn't see myself as particularly artistic. Everything changed, however, when I began taking a dopamine agonist as initial treatment for Parkinsons disease. My creative abilities flourished. I discovered I had a talent that I'd never been aware of before and I started using it to promote PD awareness. I was at my computer day and night creating cards, graphics, posters, etc. for use by national PD organizations. I had the honor of designing the Parkinson's Disease Foundation's annual holiday card. And it was in large part due to the graphics I'd created for PD awareness that I received the 2007 Murray Charters Award for outstanding service to the Parkinson's community from the Parkinson's Action Network. And in 2009, I worked on a group project for the new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center to create a digital mosaic called "Let your energy light our flame" (at right). Art and creativity have become a big part of my life - an unexpected "gift" from PD. Who could have imagined that happening?
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"Let your energy light our flame" Digital mosaic hanging in the entry of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, Phoenix, Arizona. As a member of a large team working on the project, Jean's part was to use her computer skills to lay out and incorporate digital copies of support group artwork into a single digital mosaic. |
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