Help me fight Parkinson’s Disease

Vagablogging readers might recall that I won a Lowell Thomas Award earlier this year for “Virgin Trail“, my Central America travel series in Slate. Finally, the $500 award check has arrived, and I’ve decided to donate the full amount to Drive Around the World‘s fight against Parkinson’s Disease.

Parkinson’s is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system that leaves patients unable to direct or control their movements in a normal manner. Popularly considered an elderly person