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Hospital offers surgery to help ease symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Patients now have hope for better life
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Michael J. Fox attends A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s benefit for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research on Nov. 9, 2013, in New York. His is one of 1 million Americans living with Parkinson's disease.
For the 1 million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease and especially those who are responding well to medication, more good news is at hand. Northeast Georgia Medical Center has begun offering Deep Brain Stimulation surgery to help the good days become better. And Gainesville resident Jaynes Wheeler is the proof.