Author: Frank C. Church

Professor Emeritus at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1982-2022), where I was a biomedical science researcher and medical school and undergraduate biology educator. I still am a part-time golfer. My diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, combined with my career in science and education, allows me the ultimate "teachable moment."
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I’m Still Here: Life with Parkinson’s

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”  Maya Angelou A year ago this week I got the good/bad news from my Neurologist.  The 'good' news was that we can deal/treat/manage my current symptoms.  The 'bad' news was that I had Parkinson's …

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