Posts Tagged as ‘Team Fox member story’

February 25, 2010

Kim Takes on Cowtown Ultra Marathon

Team Fox member Kim Ready will run in the Cowtown Ultra Marathon
in Fort Worth, Texas on February 27 to raise funds and awareness for The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
She’s already raised$4,000 for the cause and is dedicated to raise even more in honor of her dad who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the fall of [...]

February 17, 2010

Team Fox Member Featured in Article

Resilient Women – Susan Kauffman
www.makeitbetter.net
December 2009
By Nina Vallone
Just before a girl’s trip in February of 2005, Susan Kauffman noticed a tremor in her right hand.
A year later, at age 39, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, becoming one of the 5 to 10 percent of people with Parkinson’s who are diagnosed at a young age.
“My reaction [...]

December 7, 2009

Doreen Clifford Shares Her Story

Doreen Clifford of Poughkeepsie, New York, joined Team Fox a little over a year ago, after seeing Ryan Reynolds and Michael J.Fox on the Rachel Ray show. Her father was diagnosed 10 years ago with PD, but it has been only within the last year that the disease has really progressed and become obvious. She was so moved and inspired that she [...]

November 24, 2009

Ken Reichel To Run 50 Marathons

In December 2008, Team Fox member Ken Reichel was 47 and had just completed the ING NYC Marathon. As an active supporter of The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Ken had an epiphany – running 50 marathons by age 50 and raising $50,000 for charity in the process.
Ken wanted to do something to help support further research and [...]

November 11, 2009

Parkinsons Won’t Stop Matt Wilbur

Parkinsons Won’t Stop Matt Wilbur
Journalism Interactive
November 4, 2009
Janet Lawrence
Matt Wilbur, 57, a seasoned marathoner from Mount Vernon, Ohio, completed the New York City Marathon in seven hours last Sunday.
His race time might have disappointed him in his 30s or 40s, when he routinely ran marathons in half that time. But since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s [...]

October 26, 2009

NYC Marathon Runners in the News

De Simone, Peters to run marathon for Team Fox
Wilton Bulletin
Written by J.B. Cozens
Thursday, 08 October 2009
Thanks to a chance meeting while both of them were out jogging last year, two former Wilton High students have joined to run in the upcoming New York City Marathon for Team Fox.
Dayna De Simone and Caitlin Peters, who played [...]

July 22, 2009

The PD Song!

Team Fox member Mark Solomon, who was diagnosed with PD over two years ago, is a TV writer and was the executive producer of Newhart. Mark is also a songwriter but was having difficulty playing the guitar and piano because of his PD. Mark’s wife, Cary, told him not to get discouraged and encouraged him to keep trying and to [...]

June 19, 2009

Reminder: MJFF Research Review and Team Fox Event

You are invited to attend a MJFF Research Review and TEAM FOX Event
FRIDAY, June 26, 2009
Research Review: Featuring MJFF Overview and Q&A Session
5:00 to 6:00 PM
(4:30 PM Registration/Meet-and-Greet begins)
Featuring:
Karen Leies
Vice President, Development
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Todd Sherer, PhD
Vice President, Research Programs
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Andrew Siderowf, MD
Associate Professor of [...]

June 11, 2009

3rd Annual Buckles and Spurs Fundraiser

When Tracey Early was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2005 at the age of 30, she went through various emotions. As a wife and a mother to three young boys, she was leading a very active life but as she shares, since her diagnosis her “life has become even more active and enriched.”
This weekend, Tracey will be hosting [...]

June 9, 2009

Twilight Golf Outing for Team Fox

When Sharon Greif was pregnant with her third child, she began to notice  tremors in her hands. After giving birth and moving into a new house, she went to see a neurologist and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 38.
After a few months, it started to sink in. As Sharon explains: “I could stay in bed [...]