Saud Anwar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969

MEDIA ADVISORY – 1PM, LOB 1B – PARKINSON’S AWARENESS DAY PRESS CONFERENCE

When: Thursday, April 16, 1 p.m.
Where: Legislative Office Building Room 1B
Who: Legislators and advocates including State Senator Saud Anwar and State Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Public Health Committee Chairs; Manisha Juthani, Public Health Commissioner; Zach Hardy of the Michael J. Fox Foundation; Dr. Cristina Colon-Semenza of the University of Connecticut; Holly Seymour with the American Parkinson’s Disease Association; Regina Stankaitis, cofounder of the Connecticut Parkinson’s Disease Coalition and who lives with Parkinson’s herself; Carol R. Goldberg, first selectwoman of Bethany and caregiver to a spouse with Parkinson’s Disease

On Thursday, April 16 at 1 p.m. in Room 1B of the Legislative Office Building, advocates and legislators will gather for a Parkinson’s Awareness Day press conference, drawing attention to the disease and its impact on those carrying it, as well as the latest updates and opportunities regarding treatment and research.