the rigidity got worse. i was constantly losing my balance. one day walking down the stairs with my son the two of us fell. i finally because myself in a clinical trial with exercise and noticed i started getting better. i would get outside just walked. every day tried to do more. that walk become a jog, that jog became running. by april 2012 i ran the chicago marathon. even though i was getting stronger, parkinson's never goes away. i'm simply preparing my body so i'm better at handling these symptoms. i have a better chance of pulling myself out. the american indoor my daughter got me into it. i completed my fifth. my goal is to help others be more active, to make themselves stronger. you don't have to be an american ninja warrior. you don't have to run a