McKinney Residents Support Parkinson’s Disease Research, Treatment with New Foundation

McKinney residents Joe and Courtney Holmes are launching the Parkinson's Project Foundation, an organization aimed at supporting individuals diagnoses with Parkinson's disease.

The founders created the organization to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s research, and connect Parkinson’s patients with alternative treatments. Joe Holmes received a young-onset Parkinson’s diagnosis two years ago, at 40 years old, he said.

“We want to be the kind of place that people come to for financial support,” Joe Holmes said.

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Alternative Parkinson’s treatments include plant-based treatments as well as CBD, Joe Holmes said, noting that alternative treatments can give patients the option to delay pharmaceutical treatment until later in their lives.

Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4pecs5fp.