#WhereIsThePDPlan
In 2024…
I spent the entire year using my voice everywhere I could.
I did hundreds of podcasts—not just within the Parkinson’s community, but across countless communities nationwide—to inspire people to contact their representatives and support the National Plan.
I recorded over 150 episodes of “Q and A with Sharon’s Son George” with advocates, a U.S. Senator who supported the bill, multiple representatives who supported the bill as well, and countless voices fighting for change.
I even wrote several books, including one focused entirely on the National Plan.
In December, I remember crying tears of joy and calling my friend Allie S.—who happened to be shopping in Target—to celebrate the incredible news that the Plan had passed. I felt sadness knowing my mother wouldn’t be here to share that moment, but overwhelming relief that national attention was finally coming for everyone battling PD today—and for their families.
In 2025…
I created and shared this page around the clock:
https://togetherforsharon.com/new-national-plan-to-end-pd/
I reached out repeatedly to the Department of Human Services and the National Institutes of Health.
I wrote, called, messaged, emailed, Zoomed—anything I could possibly think of—to contact city, state, and federal representatives, from Florida to every corner of the country, urging movement on the bill. Some never responded. Many messages went unanswered. But that does not stop us.
I traveled to Washington, D.C., to the Capitol on behalf of Florida—an opportunity I’m grateful for—but our work must continue.
And it will continue.
We head back to D.C. in 2026, and I will keep using my voice through TogetherForSharon®, in memory of my mother, Sharon, to advocate for awareness, progress, and—most importantly—a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.
I cannot do this alone.
Together, we can create change and end Parkinson’s Disease—but it takes every single one of us in this movement. Reach out and I will support you in any way I can, 24/7. If you know me, you know I mean it. If you’re new here, now is the time to join us.
I share what I’ve done not for recognition, but to show you can do this too. We all contribute in different ways, we each walk our own path, but those paths unite in one mission:
We need a cure now.
So I end with this urgent message—and a question we must keep asking, loudly and together:
#WhereIsThePDPlan
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