
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month:
It is the time of year when those with Parkinson's, have a friend or family member with Parkinson’s, and those who work with or on behalf of people with Parkinson's spread awareness of the condition. Within the brain, the substantia nigra contains cells that make the chemical dopamine. Dopamine acts like a messenger that alerts another area of the brain when you want to move a part of the body. When the cells that make dopamine start to die and the dopamine level becomes too