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- Family # 1:
- Rosebelia is 50 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinson's at age
35;since then she has fought the disease to be able to raise her three
kids as a single mom. Currently she is 50 years old and very disabled
(wheelchair bound most of the time). Her only income, social security,
was considerably reduced after her twins (18 years old) moved away from
home, and she’s really struggling to make ends meet. She currently lives
with her youngest son Enrique who takes care of her whenever he's not at
school. They are very close, and Enrique, 15 years old, (who has grown
seeing her mom's Parkinson's progress over the years since he was a
little kid) is Rosebelia's best caregiver.
- Family # 2:
- Hector is 48 years old and has had Parkinson for about 10 years. He is a
participant of the Ali Care Program. He and his wife work in Litchfield
Park as field laborers. Arcelia, 58 years old, has hypertension and
diabetes. She struggles to get her medications monthly, for like Hector,
she doesn’t have medical insurance.
- Family # 3:
- Luis is 82 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 4 years
ago. He was just diagnosed with stomach cancer and had surgery last
month. His wife Lidia is 72 years old and has diabetes, arthritis and
osteoporosis. They both relay on their social security as their only
income. Lidia makes tamales for sale in order to make some extra money.
- Family # 4:
- Maria has 79 years and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years
ago after she moved to Phoenix from El Salvador. She used to earn her
living making and selling rice pudding in her hometown, but currently
she no longer works due to her Parkinson’s. She lives with her daughter
Rosario who earns her living working for a cleaning company where she
makes less than $13,000 per year.
- Family # 5:
- Rafael is 63 years old and has had Parkinson’s for about 10 years. He
lives with his wife Blanca who works for a banquet company, serving food
at different events. Rafael stopped working four years ago due to his
Parkinson’s and currently stays at home while his wife earns their
living working long hours.
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