Raising Awareness to End Parkinson's Disease
by GoComics
Today is World Parkinson's Day, and we want to highlight the efforts to find a cure. Parkinson's is a chronic and progressive nervous system disease which affects a person's ability to control movement and coordination. Currently, there is no known cause or cure.
Richard Thompson, of Cul de Sac fame, was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2009. In response, his friend Chris Sparks created Team Cul de Sac, a group dedicated to fundraising for Parkinson's research, often with the help of other cartoonists.
Sparks blogged for us last year about the group's formation and recent accomplishments (click here to read it!). Since then, Team Cul de Sac has published a new book, "Compleating Cul de Sac," which will be reprinted this summer. You can buy their first book, "Team Cul de Sac," here.
You can catch Team Cul de Sac live at HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina, on June 17, at their annual Drink and Draw fundraising event.
For more information on Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's Awareness Month and World Parkinson's Day, visit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation website.
Click here to read Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac!
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