Young@Park: The Young Onset Parkinson’s community unites in Bendigo
Sometimes the most important thing about a conference isn’t what you learn from the speakers, but who you meet along the way. This year, we decided to take the Young Onset Parkinson’s Conference out of Melbourne and head to Bendigo. Our hope was to make it easier for people living in regional and rural areas […]
Self-Care Guide: Your health in your hands
This World Mindfulness Day 2026, Fight Parkinson’s explores the key areas of self-care and offers tips on how to implement small changes in your everyday life to care for yourself. What is self-care? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ‘self-care’ is defined as “the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent […]
Physiotherapists and Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s is a complex condition, but engaging a multidisciplinary health team can help manage a range of symptoms. One of the specialists you might engage with, is a physiotherapist. Physiotherapists use exercise and other forms of physical therapy to help keep people mobile when they are affected by a long-term condition, such as Parkinson’s. It […]
World Sexual Health Day 2026
Important note for readers: We acknowledge that some of this content may cause discomfort. But as an organisation that values courage, inclusion and integrity, we believe in the cultural and ethical significance of challenging stigma around sex and intimacy, especially as sexuality, libido and general health can change over time, for all people, in all […]
World Brain Day: Key learnings from the World Parkinson Congress 2026
About the World Parkinson Congress The World Parkinson Congress (WPC) is an international Parkinson’s conference that offers an abundance of opportunities to the international Parkinson’s community, which includes access to researchers, clinicians, neuroscientists, nutritionists, rehabilitation specialists, people with Parkinson’s, their carers, families, and others from around the world. Every three years, the WPC takes place […]
20 years of Painting with Parkinson’s: Mixing colour and compassion to create a community
The origins of Painting with Parkinson’s During a walk through the gardens of Berwick 20 years ago, Anne was inspired to form a support group. This Victoria-wide support group initially began as “a place for people struggling with infertility”, but evolved over time to eventually become the Fight Parkinson’s Berwick Painting with Parkinson’s Support Group. […]
Parky Soccer: A social group rewriting the rules
Continued support through Fight Parkinson’s After receiving his diagnosis of Young-Onset Parkinson’s in 2010, Mark recalled attending an in-person ‘Recently Diagnosed Seminar’ held by Fight Parkinson’s—then known as Parkinson’s Victoria. Since this first interaction, Mark said that he and his wife have contacted Fight Parkinson’s on multiple occasions, for different reasons, but has always found […]
PSP Awareness Month 2026: Michelle and Mark find peace with PSP through normalcy
Michelle first began exhibiting symptoms of PSP in 2021—dragging her left foot and loss of balance. After suffering two bad falls in which she broke both of her shoulders—the right shoulder in 2022, then the left in 2023—Michelle strongly advocated for herself and her wellbeing, telling her GP, “I’m a danger to myself, I need to see another neurologist.” Michelle met with three […]
Living with Parkinson’s: Rey and Nene’s journey riding the waves together
Caregiving is a life-changing experience. After 39 years of working in the corporate world, I happily retired with a plan to check the boxes off our bucket list with Rey. The transition into retirement was going well, but Rey’s Parkinson’s diagnosis in early 2025 came unexpectedly and was mind-blowing. The Parkinson’s diagnosis Before his diagnosis, […]
Palliative Care Week 2026: Encouraging an integrated palliative approach to Parkinson’s care
According to Benzi Kluger, MD, MS, FAAN (professor of neurology and medicine, and Director of the Palliative Care Research Centre and Neuro-palliative Care Division at the University of Rochester Medical Centre in New York), an integrated, palliative approach to healthcare is essential to improving the quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s, as […]