{"id":21173,"date":"2026-04-22T11:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21173"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:41:13","slug":"a-sunday-music-festival-will-support-parkinsons-patients-in-the-tallahassee-area","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/a-sunday-music-festival-will-support-parkinsons-patients-in-the-tallahassee-area\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sunday music festival will support Parkinson&#8217;s patients in the Tallahassee area"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21173-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/parkinsonsevent0420full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/parkinsonsevent0420full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/04\/parkinsonsevent0420full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The National Parkinson&#8217;s Association says Florida ranks well above the national incidence of the disease. A local event this Sunday, April 26, will provide proven help for the area&#8217;s Parkinson&#8217;s patients.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Bibeau&#8217;s Sweat Therapy Fitness in Midtown began offering a special physical exercise program to help slow the advance of Parkinson&#8217;s about 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2011 we raised some money for TMH in partnership with the FSU Medical School and that&#8217;s when I learned about the connection between exercise and Parkinson&#8217;s disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To make the program available to more patients, Bibeau says a special event happens this Sunday at Bradley&#8217;s Pond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve teamed up with the Tallahassee Chapter of the Nashville Songwriters&#8217; Association International. 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