Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' - We're Rollin' Right Along
It’s still a steep hill to climb, one dollar at a time, as we keep rolling right along in the hopes of finding the cure for Parkinson Disease. It was five years ago when I was first diagnosed with this disease. Sure, I have aged a little, but I’m happy to report a very gradual progression of my Parkinsons. I am 83 years old and I am very happy with everything I can still do; nightly walks, gardening, family time at the cottage, always up for a coffee or breakfast with longtime lacrosse pals. I am extremely blessed and happy with all I have and can do.
Over the past four years, after I came to terms with having Parkinsons, I joined a number of very inspirational people with the same diagnosis, participating in the annual SuperWalk Fund Raiser. My first year participating I was overwhelmed with the number of people and the amounts donated to my campaign. $30,000.00 was raised that first year, giving me the title of Top Fundraiser across Canada. Over the following three years I continued to have great success in raising funds. To date, through your kind donations my fundraising is over $60,000.00. This year my aim is to raise another $10,000.00. As you are well aware research, patient care and support has a very large price tag, so these fund raising events are crucial to the 125,000 Canadians who have been diagnosed with Parkinson Disease. As long as I am able I will continue to roll right along participating in the yearly SuperWalk Campaigns. Perhaps some year I will hit the $100,00.00 mark.
I want to close with a heartfelt thank you. You may be my family, my friend, a neighbour, an acquaintance, a volunteer, someone who wants to help, so it is to each and everyone of you I say THANK YOU. I could not do this without you.
God Bless,
Ted Higgins
If you prefer to make your donation by cheque please make it payable to Parkinsons Canada and forward it to Diane Livingstone, 1-254 Collison Avenue, Peterborough, ON K9J 1A6.
