Fight for More - Parkinson's disease...Lonnie Ali
 

Not surprisingly...Lonnie Ali is a warm and wonderful person!!


Fight For More


Fight for More - Parkinson's disease

WABC Dr. Jay Adlersberg

(New York - WABC, October 12, 2007) - An interesting lesson shared on the Upper East Side. The wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali spoke about her experience dealing with Parkinson's disease.

Eyewitness News Dr. Jay Adlersberg was there and joins us with more.

Somehow the champ is always the champ, in the ring or years later with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease robs the body of smooth and coordinated muscle action and with time the illness can get worse. That's where a patient's caregiver or caregivers come in. For Muhammad Ali, it's his wife Lonnie who is his main caregiver. Lonnie Ali has a very personal point of view on being a caregiver.

Today in Manhattan, Lonnie Ali spoke to a group of Parkinson's patients and their caregivers as part of "Fight for More," a program to spread information to the families of Parkinson's patients.

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