Day 321: Parkinson's Superwalk

Hello again,
Today I am quite thankful for the Parkinson's Superwalk that raises money for Parkinson's. My dad has Parkinson's so it is something that is very close to me in terms of how much it affects me and how much I care about finding a cure. He has had the disease for about 18yrs but is able to control the symptoms quite well with medication most of the time. We walk when we can and practically every year in the past 10yrs we have made it to the walk. We have missed a couple. I missed one more than the rest of my family because I was having surgery and then recovering from it. This year I managed to walk but not the whole way because I am still having difficulty going very far due to my back still not back to normal and I was also the volunteer photographer so it worked well to cut it a bit short. I walked most of it though. I wanted to be sure to be able to get photos of people coming back and passing the finish line. Since I still have difficulty walking very far due to my back I definitely used everything I had to get through the walk but it was very much worth it. :) I am glad and honoured to be able to do this and raise awareness and money that goes towards finding a cure. It can be very difficult at times watching my dad deal with the symptoms of Parkinson's and I wish so much I could make it better for him but I can't so I do what I can do. The walk is one way to help. I had fun playing photographer for a day. :) I want to do it as a career maybe eventually but I am no where near that yet so this was fun in the meantime. I hope the photos are ok. It was a lot of fun to be able to snap pictures and people knew I was taking photos for the walk and not some weird person taking everyone's photos. It was all in all a great day and I loved being able to contribute in what ever way I could. I love that there is a walk every year raising money and that there is hope that a cure can be found. I loved that there was such a great turn out as well and alot of money was raised. I also hope that in the future people won't have to live with the effects of Parkinson's. Thanks for reading my blog and this is why I am thankful for the Parkinson's super walk.