“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” – Willy Wonka Last Halloween, my beard became part of a bit. I dressed as Gene Frenkel, Will Ferrell’s iconic SNL  cowbell character. To make the look, I dyed my beard from salt-and-pepper to nut brown. It worked. And it was fun. As I leaned into the character,  really exploring the space, baby , I started playing with the idea of “More Cowbell for Parkinson’s.”  Parkinson’s showed up uninvited in our lives, so why not hit back...

A few weeks ago, I did something simple but meaningful: I wrote a fan letter to Adam Sandler. This is akin to throwing a message in a bottle and tossing it to sea. I wasn’t really expecting a reply. I wrote to Adam about his Netflix special Love You , because his show helped shape the film I’m currently finishing, Boys of Summer: Third Base . It's the fourth film in our documentary series about my dad Dan and our journey through his life with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In Love You , Adam has a...

I had the pleasure of talking with Eli Pollard , Executive Director of the World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) , on  Your   Daily Dose of Dopamine . If you haven’t seen the interview yet, you can watch it here: What struck me most wasn’t just the breadth of topics we covered, but the genuine heart behind the WPC mission, and what that means for people living with Parkinson’s (PD), researchers, clinicians, care partners, advocates, and artists alike. When the first World Parkinson’s Congress...