Our amazing fighters here at Rock Steady Boxing Portland challenge each other and themselves everyday. Cathie and her fellow fighters do not let Parkinson’s define them, they are enjoying their triumphs and enjoying the successes of each other. We are “Changing the “Face of Parkinson’s Disease” Would you guess she has Parkinson’s disease?
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What does one say about the half of oneself? I find it hard to separate Jack’s (my therapy dog) actions from mine. Over the years we have become a team that thinks with one mind.
Today I say good-bye to my friend Mike. He has followed me and supported me. If I said “Mike, I am giving a talk” or “the media is going to be there” he would always be in the audience cheering me on, ready to be interviewed about how great his coach is. We were the same age and he had Parkinson’s. He lived fast and fought hard. We loved our fellow fighter, Mike (“Psycho Mikeo”).
At the family’s request, in lieu of flowers, please send donations to Kimberly Berg to apply to the Mike Heffernan “Fund a Fighter” program, which helps people with PD who can’t afford to join the fight team, a fighting chance. Please make out any checks for this purpose to “Kimberly Berg LLC”. Continue reading “Remembering Mike Heffernan”
The ’Stamp out” video was put together from the original footage shot as an educational piece to show how high intensity exercise was changing the lives of these people with Parkinson’s. It was called “PD Rebels Go the Distance Against Parkinson’s Disease” – One of Kimberly’s students, David, and his brother-in-law, Steve, who also has PD made this video into a “fast” presentation. He thought the “fast” editing would give the video a kind of jarring edginess. Continue reading “Kimberly Berg, Personal Trainer VS. P.D.”