SYDNEY RIVER, N.S. — Before having a procedure in 2017, everyday tasks such as buttoning shirts felt like climbing mountains for Brett LeBlanc. LeBlanc, ...
Brett LeBlanc holds a sign promoting the Parkinson's Canada SuperWalk this weekend at the Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church in Sydney River this weekend. LeBlanc — who has Parkinson's disease — is chairing the Sydney River portion of the nationwide walk, held annually to raise money for Parkinson's research.SYDNEY RIVER, N.S. — Before having a procedure in 2017, everyday tasks such as buttoning shirts felt like climbing mountains for Brett LeBlanc.
“I’ve had Parkinson’s for about nine years now. So I figured, ‘Hey, I’ll do my part in helping against the disease,'” LeBlanc told the Cape Breton Post on Friday, while walking the event’s route around the Vince Muise Ball Field in Sydney River.for this year’s edition among preregistered participants — with $777 raised as of Friday..
The cause of the disease is a lack of dopamine — a type of chemical in the brain that supports a person’s ability to move, including balance and steadiness. Researchers still aren’t sure why dopamine-producing cells stop functioning properly in Parkinson’s patients.
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