A Funny 
Thing 
Happened ...
… when Michael J. Fox founded an organization to eradicate Parkinson’s disease. By flying 
in the face of convention in many ways, it became a fundraising powerhouse.
"There are an estimated 1 million people in the U.S. [with Parkinson's disease], and we don't even know half of them," she says. "Our goal is to get to know more people — spreading our message and increasing our presence in other communities.
"We are never satisfied," Kelly adds. "We are always trying to improve on what we are doing." FS
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