[Holly Jacobs]

I still wish there was more face to face support groups for younger onset Parkinson’s people. Because of this I have started my own support group…which is an immense undertaking! However, I find that I am still the youngest and have had PD the longest out of all of the group members. But I still persevere for myself and the group. But what I wish I had, “Listened,” to more rather than, “Learned,” is the importance of ALL the forms of EXCERCISE and how truly important it is to people with PD. I have had PD for a little more than 7 years and I am 50 years old and I have only really started exercising in the past two years and, it DOES make a difference. So, if you are newly diagnosed, please take exercising seriously…it truly does help you feel better and does so much for your balance, cognition, core, strength and endurance. Best regards, Holly.