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Spotlighted Blogger: Parkinson’s Patient Steve Ploussard of “Attitude & Fitness Wins”

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Last week we kicked off a new blog series featuring patient bloggers, and today, we’re pleased to present our second installment.  Please meet Steve Ploussard, a longtime PatientsLikeMe member who writes a blog about living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) called “Attitude & Fitness Wins.”  Steve decided that blogging was the perfect way to “come out” […]

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Remembering Jimmy V

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If you’re a longtime college basketball fan, you definitely know Jim Valvano (“Jimmy V”), the beloved former NC State basketball coach and award-winning broadcaster. Valvano’s battle with bone cancer galvanized the sports world, leading to the creation of the The V Foundation for Cancer Research by ESPN and Valvano in 1993. 18 years later, the foundation

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