‘Everything is better’: Richmond Parkinson’s community finds strength through exercise program

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – People living with Parkinson’s disease are finding a way to fight the progressive disorder by lifting weights together a couple times a week.

Jen Walker is among those hard at work. She and everyone else in the class have Parkinson’s disease, a progressive brain disorder affecting movement over time.

Walker was diagnosed in 2015, forcing her to quit her job as a midwife. She said the disease quickly took a toll on her life…

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