Media
Our mission is reaching more and more people everyday. Follow us through this journey as our cause is heard, read, and watched.
Celebrities
I had a special time with Mr. Michael J. Fox on 2/2/2024 and I was able to share how he is my hero and an inspiration. He was so kind and I handed him our band in memory of Mom. In our photo, he is wearing the band and I was in such shock from the moment I didn’t realize it. I also told him we support Team Fox & the Michael J. Foundation and we agreed we are all a family in this fight for a cure! He was so gracious, and kind and that moment changed my life forever.
Music
A birthday message in memory of my mother from her favorite musical artist & saxophonist Kenny G.
It has been a few years since mom passed due to Parkinson’s disease. I have dedicated my life in memory of my mother for awareness and hope for a cure. Many nights I am restless wondering what I could have done more to have had her next to me still today.
One thing that has always positively impacted our lives is music. My mother and I shared a passion for music. She played piano and I played guitar our whole lives. As a child I lived in New York and remember heading to Broadway to see musicals and throughout life, mom always had Kenny G playing a saxophone while enjoying every song he created. I remember her going to see Kenny G several times, so I thought what I could do to surprise mom if she was still with us…. What would she have loved and been surprised by? Hmm… yes, a message from her favorite musician Kenny G that got my family though happy and tough times……… sending love on your birthday in heaven. We miss and love you! Please enjoy.
Sharon’s son,
George
“A Song for Mom”
Produced and Created by Austin Crawford.
Sharon’s Song (A Tribute from a Son) 2024.
This inspiring video “Sharon’s Song” needs to reach the world for Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and hope for a cure. I lost my mother and my best friend due to Pd, but she lives on through memories, and it is my drive and motivation for my advocacy today. I spend 24/7 fighting for a cure in memory of my mother for all those battling PD today and their families. My goal is also to ensure that no one throughout the world going through this disease ever feels alone. You are not alone, and I will fight by your side until a cure is at your doorsteps….. My mother will never be forgotten through your kindness, support, and sharing of these memories that will live on forever. PD does not define a person and can never take away the memories that we all cherish forever…. Thank you. Sharon’s son, George.
Presentations
TogetherForSharon
Click here to view “A journey in Parkinson’s Awareness & Hope for a cure…”
by Sharon’s Son, George
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Aging & Gerontology Conference
by Sharon’s Son, George
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Dr. George M. Ackerman is one of our phenomenal Global Male Caregiver Featured Speakers! Annual Global Male Caregivers Summit.
Conference Presentation: A Son’s Journey: From Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver to Advocate
by Sharon’s Son, George
Blogs
Tackling Touch Topics Blog: Click here https://www.togetherforsharon.com/tackling-tough-topics/
Articles
September 14, 2023 Beats Medical’s Exclusive Interview with Together for Sharon https://beatsmedical.com/beats-medicals-interview-together-for-sharon/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=273005199&utm_content=273005199&utm_source=hs_email
September 1, 2023, The Boca Raton Tribune. Our Journey: Parkinson’s Disease Awareness. https://www.bocaratontribune.com/bocaratonnews/2023/09/parkinsons-disease-awareness/
July 7, 2023, Parky 4 Parkinson’s #ThisIsMyJourney Chapter 5 at https://parkynow.com/thisismyjourney-chapter5/
May 23, 2023. The importance of balance for Parkinson’s patients hosted by the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine by George Ackerman, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A. https://www.togetherforsharon.com/movement-strength-balance-for-parkinsons-fau-medicine/
June 2020, Lucy Jung, Founder of Charco Neurotech conducted an interview.
https://charconeurotech.co.uk/georges-mission-to-spread-awareness-of-parkinsons/
Join Betsy Wurzel who hosts a blog on the topic of “What is the Caregivers Journey as an Advocate”
https://passionateworldtalkradio.com/blog/
Please view “How and Why George Ackerman Became an Advocate for his Mother Sharon” written by PWTALKRADIO on June 3, 2020
https://passionateworldtalkradio.com/how-and-why-george-ackerman-became-an-advocate-for-his-mother-sharon/
Special thank you to ParkinsonsDisease.net for sharing my mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman’s story for awareness & hope for a cure.
https://parkinsonsdisease.net/stories/memory-mother/
The Parkinson’s Foundation published our story. Please continue reading the story here.
https://www.parkinson.org/living-with-parkinsons/stories/george-ackerman
Speeches
4/2023 Speech for Congress bill to end Parkinson's:
8/22/2023 My Proclamation for Parkinson's awareness speech to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners meeting 8/203:
Television
Thank you PBS- American Portrait: A National Storytelling Project, for bringing light to Parkinson’s Awareness at the national level!
https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/story/9602/george-a-delray-beach-fl-what-keeps-me-up-at-night-is
Radio
Chatting with Betsy Together for Sharon: A Journey of Hope and Advocacy Hosted by Betsy Wurzel on May 20, 2024.
https://passionateworldtalkradio.com/together-for-sharon-a-journey-of-hope-and-advocacy/
The Mean Machine Radio Show. NJ 88.6 FM WGAT. The Mean Machine Radio Network – TM Hosted by Gregory Joseph on 6/14/24. https://youtu.be/Td3INWK3dpc
Artwork
Handouts
