WELCOME
Perspectives on Parkinson’s (POP) is
committed to funding research into the development of a cure
for Parkinson’s disease.
POP was established in 2007 by Nerissa Mapes,
who was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s Disease
at 28.
Nerissa’s vision is a cure for Parkinson’s
disease in her lifetime.
Perspectives on Parkinson’s recognises
the individual journey each person with Parkinson’s is
on and hopes that in helping to find a cure the road ahead
will become clearer and the journey not so difficult.
Perspectives on Parkinson’s partners
with the Howard Florey Institute and Parkinson’s Victoria.
Help people with Parkinson's
access a wider range of treatment options
People with Parkinson's rely on medication to control
their symptoms. Without medication some people with
Parkinson's cannot get out of bed in the morning. Right
now in Australia we have a limited range of treatments
options, many of which have serious
side effects.
I need your help to get two new drugs - Neupro Patch
and Duodopa - onto the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
(PBS), and a continuous infusion device - Apo-go Pump
- funded by the government. You can help by downloading
this letter and emailing or posting it to the Minister
for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and your
local MP.
Thank you for your help, Nerissa
Download the Letter to the Health Minister
here and
email to: Nicola.Roxon.MP@aph.gov.au
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Nerissa's Story on The 7.30
Report
Nerissa
and her mentor Phil Burgess, Telstra Group Managing
Director, Public
Policy & Communications, featured on the 7.30
Report on the ABC.
When: Thursday 20 December 2007
Where: ABC (Ch 2) |
POP is registered as an official fundraiser
- registration number 7490. |
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Nerissa Mapes, founder of POP
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