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CBC Here and Now Newfoundland and Labrador - September 19, 2022

CBC Radio One Fresh Air -
September 18, 2022

CTV News Atlantic did a feature on Ralph Richardson on September 10, 2022. We were fortunate to drop by and meet Berys, his wife and her family as well as Greg, Ralph's caregiver.

Shift - NB with Vanessa Vander Valk

Brockville Recorder & Times
- August 31, 2022

Brockville Recorder

Lake 88.1 -CHLK-FM
Lanark Leeds Today - August 30, 2022

Lake 88.1 -CHLK-FM

CBC Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan - August 26, 2022

Global News Peterborough - August 22, 2022

City TV News Toronto - August 19, 2022

680 AM News Toronto - August 19, 2022

AM 730 Zoomer Radio Toronto - August 19-2022

CP24 Breakfast in Toronto - August 18, 2022

CTV News Kitchener - August 16, 2022

GOODNET - Gateway to doing good - August 15, 2022

GOODNET

Collingwood Today - August 11, 2022

Collingwood Today

Muskoka411 Interview - August 11, 2022

Muskoka411

Sootoday Interview by Alex Foot on August 8, 2022

Sootoday

Sootoday Interview by Alex Foot on August 7, 2022

Sootoday
Global News Morning Winnipeg – July 27, 2022
CTV News in Winnipeg - July 27, 2022
Global News Radio The Start - Winnipeg July 27, 2022
Global Morning News with Kimberly Fowler - Regina July 22, 2022
The Morning Edition – CBC Sask with Stefani Langenegger – July 20, 2022

Fernie Free Press - July 13, 2022

https://www.thefreepress.ca/news/cyclists-living-with-parkinsons-ride-across-canada-and-through-fernie/

CBC Fresh Air – July 9, 2022

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-193/clip/15924075

Toronto Today with Greg Brady – AM640 Toronto – originally aired June 30, 2022

Roy Green Show, originally ran June 26, 2022

Victoria News, originally ran June 25, 2022

Victoria News

City News Toronto, originally ran June 2, 2022

City News, Toronto
CTV News Toronto, originally ran May29, 2022
CTV News, Toronto

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Rider Steve Iseman’s interview on the tonic
– May 14, 2022

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Why We Are Doing it

You have probably heard of Parkinson’s Disease. You may even know people who suffer from it.  Get used to it, as Parkinson’s Disease is the world’s fastest growing neurological condition, set to double in number by 2040.

Parkinson’s Disease occurs when the brain’s dopamine-producing cells die prematurely. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter necessary for many functions of the brain and body, including muscular control, and its loss affects all forms of movement and balance, as well as non-motor functions such as memory, concentration and motivation.  Think of dopamine as the electricity in an electric car: without it, the lights dim and the wheels stop spinning.

There is currently no cure, no bio-markers to aid detection, and little is known about how it is triggered, except that Canadians are disproportionately afflicted

Most people living with Parkinson’s reduce or even discontinue regular intensive physical activity after their Parkinson’s diagnosis.  Why?  Their actual skills and abilities do not suddenly evaporate on the date of their diagnosis, though their mental fortitude often does.  As a result, many abandon the very restorative health practices, such as regular exercise, when they are needed the most.  For people with Parkinson’s, intensive exercise can boost energy, sharpen the mind, elevate spirits and keep the body mobile.  Studies indicate that intense exercise can help train the Parkinson’s afflicted brain to use dopamine more efficiently and be able to do more with less.

Let’s use the dopamine we have to build the lives we want.

What are We Doing

Canada is a big country.  It is home to over 100,000 people living with Parkinson’s disease, 9 in 10 of which suffer in silence, isolation, or without the support of a knowledgeable organization or community.  Starting in June 2022, we aim to cross our big country by bicycle to meet as many of these people as possible to personally deliver this message: get moving to stay moving.  

We start In Victoria, British Columbia and ride east through every Canadian province, and hundreds of cities and towns along the way.  Our route is approximately 8,000 km, and we expect to average 125 km a day, six days a week for approximately three months.  Our Spinning Wheels Tour team will include two riders with Parkinson’s Disease, as well as two ride-along supporters to keep things moving.  Along the way, we will be meeting with people whose lives are touched by Parkinson’s, and encourage them to get moving with us, get engaged in support communities, and to set up their own group athletics.

We are not athletes, just people with the resolve to do what it takes to live well with this disease, and to encourage others..  

Along the way, we hope to hear these words, “If they can do it, I can too.”