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Neurology Now: Playing Against Type

December 27, 2017 By Parkinson's Community Help

Victoria Dillard was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 36. After her diagnosis, her challenge was to find a new community of people she could connect with as a young, black woman with young onset PD.

Playing Against Type: As a black woman with young-onset Parkinson’s disease, actress Victoria Dillard felt invisible. Thanks to her creative powers, she’s being seen and heard more often.

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