Parkinson’s patients fighting back — with their fists
Judy Jenkins trains with Ginger Acuff at the Memphis Police boxing gym, June 22, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“The disease does what it is going to do,” said Judy Jenkins, retired nurse practitioner. “The question is always: ‘OK, how long am I going to get this delayed?’”
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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