This past Saturday, I ran a 5K as part of the LA Marathon weekend event with Team Parkinson.
I have been volunteering with this group for the last 8 weeks. And what a wonderful and inspiring experience it has been for me.
This group has been put together by the USC Department of Neurology with Team Parkinson, The California Community Foundation and InCourage Physical Therapy. Steve Mackel, SoleRunning.com/Trithiscoaching.com, is their coach.
We have met every Thursday at the Rose Bowl to walk or run as well as to provide this wonderful companionship leading up to the 5K. After our walk, Sarah Ingersoll provides this wonderful lunch for everyone that consists of a lentil-type of soup, bread, water, coffee, and yummy chocolate cookies.
These ladies and gentlemen are at different stages of this debilitating disease. But not once do you hear them feel sorry for themselves. Instead they share information with each other as well as encourage each other to go one step further.
This video from 2013 captures the true essence of this amazing group.
I can’t wait to be a part of this amazing group next year.