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Can You Spare Two Minutes to Help Fight Parkinson's?

 From the Michael J. Fox Foundation:

“On July 28, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the first-ever legislation solely devoted to ending Parkinson’s disease. The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act(H.R.8585) will go through the traditional congressional process and will need to be voted on by the House. In case you haven’t yet, send an email asking your Representative to show their support by becoming a co-sponsor.”

From Lauren at PD Buzz:

This legislation is historic for the Parkinson's community and is the result of much work by the advocacy group at the Fox Foundation. 
The letter is already written for you. It only takes a couple of minutes to add your information, personalize it and hit the send button. I am urging you all to help this pass by letting your representatives know this is important to you. Please share this information with friends and family and ask them to do the same. I know we all want to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's but it isn't going to happen without our participation. If you need help sending your letter, please don't hesitate to contact me at info@pdbuzz.com.

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