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“We also started a couple more unusual things. We started up a choir. It’s been very successful,” he adds.
During his tenure as pres- ident, Boster has increased support, membership and more for the association. His efforts culminated with last year’s establishment of the Hawai‘i Parkinson’s Asso-
He remembers how diffififi-
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“I’ve been president for about four-and-a-half years, and the biggest thing we did in November of last year, was we opened up a brick- and-mortar resource cen- ter, a time right in the mid- dle of COVID. It’s a place where people — especially
the newly diagnosed — can come and get information. When you’re trying to accept a condition like Parkinson’s,
or any other major medical condition, you’re struggling. And you don’t want to have to deal with trying to do all
this stuff on your own,” Boster shares.
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Boster Keeps Battling For Parkinson’s Patients
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“Supporting the patients and helping them live the best life they can is our No. 1 mission,” says the man who spends much of his time ad- vocating nationally on policy issues in coordination with the Michael J. Fox Founda- tion for Parkinson’s research, as well as serving as an am- bassador for the Parkinson’s Foundation, Davis Phinney Foundation and more.
ry ways — through volunteer work and donations.
Boster notes the local as- sociation conducts support groups, offers education and e x e r c i s e s e s s i o n s ( w h i c h include boxing and cardio work), and pushes for ongo- ing research into a cure for Parkinson’s.
times, it is one-on-one with just the instructor and the person with Parkinson’s. The workout is all about building strength, dexterity and stami- na, not actually boxing in the ring against somebody else,” he notes.
ciation Resource Center. Lo- cated at St. Francis Medical Center of Hawaiʻi in Liliha, the center offers free infor- mation for new and existing patients.
(Above) Exercise physiologist Amber Curtiss encourages patient Raymond Kurosu to keep his eyes fififixed on the moving hand pads. (Inset) In his time as president of Hawai‘i Parkinson Association, Jerry Boster has increased membership, support and more.
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“Boxing for Parkinson’s is different from a regular boxing class at a gym. Many
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