Team Healthy Aging

We need YOUR help!

Thank you for visiting the Fundraising Page for the Healthy Aging Physical Therapy Team at this year’s APDA Optimism Walk.

This walk is about more than putting one foot in front of the other – it’s about standing up together for a community that inspires us every single day.

Our team is made up of the people who bring the Healthy Aging PT mission to life:

• Physical and occupational therapists

• Personal trainers and class instructors

• Power over Parkinson's class participants

• Patients, clients and care partners

• Members of our Lynnfield Parkinsons' Support Group

• Family, friends, and other community members who believe in “Movement as Medicine”

Why We’re Walking

Every six minutes, someone is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many of the individuals we work with live courageously with PD, and they remind us that optimism and hard work are powerful medicine.

For me, this cause is especially close to home. My mother, Cindy Bittker, has been living with Parkinson’s disease for more than 20 years. She is proudly part of the Healthy Aging Optimism Walk Team – and this page is open to her own circle of friends and family as well.

We’re walking in her honor and in support of all the moms, dads, grandparents, patients, and clients whose lives have been touched by Parkinson’s.

Where Your Donation Goes

The funds we raise will help the American Parkinson Disease Association continue to provide life-changing resources, including:

• Local education and support for people with Parkinson’s and their care partners

• Nationwide virtual programs that keep the PD community connected, no matter where they live

• Cutting-edge scientific research into causes, prevention, treatments, and ultimately a cure

The more we raise, the more people APDA can reach with hope and practical help right now.

How You Can Help

Giving is quick and easy – just click the “Donate Now” button on this page.

Every contribution, large or small, makes a meaningful difference. Whether you can donate $5 or $500, you’ll be helping APDA provide better treatments and brighter futures for people living with PD.

Together, We Rise Up

Healthy Aging Physical Therapy was built on kindness, compassion, and community. The Optimism Walk is a chance for all of us to “root down and rise up” for the Parkinson’s community that gives us so much.

Thank you for your generosity and for supporting TEAM HEALTHY AGING!.

With gratitude,
Dr. Katie Wadland, PT, DPT
Owner, Healthy Aging Physical Therapy

Thank you in advance for your generosity. Together, we are truly making a difference for those in need!