After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, 46-year-old Dale Ankenman was determined not to let it keep him off his bike. Considering his long list of credentials, including former U.S. Navy Submariner, qualified ArmyRanger, scuba diver and parachutist, he wasn’t used to the idea of something he could not physically conquer. Despite being diagnosed…
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Imagine learning that you have Parkinson’s disease at age 26. Most people with Parkinson’s are diagnosed in their 60s. Yet in 1987, after three years of unexplained symptoms, Mike learned he had the degenerative disease. After a visit to the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, medication eased his symptoms. As is often the case,…
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After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, 46-year-old Dale Ankenman was determined not to let it keep him off his bike. Considering his long list of credentials, including former U.S. Navy Submariner, qualified ArmyRanger, scuba diver and parachutist, he... 
Imagine learning that you have Parkinson’s disease at age 26. Most people with Parkinson’s are diagnosed in their 60s. Yet in 1987, after three years of unexplained symptoms, Mike learned he had the degenerative disease. After a visit to the...