… to honor his father with Parkinson’s
Actor Ryan Reynolds, who recently married the beautiful actress Scarlett Johansson, will run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2 to honor his father who has been battling Parkinson’s for the last 15 years.
“I’ve watched my father — a strong and proud person who successfully raised 4 arguably insane children – slowly, cruelly stripped of his independence. His golden years robbed without explanation. It quite obviously sucks. Witnessing my Dad suffer over the years galvanized my need to step up,” Reynolds writes in a new Huffington Post column.
Reynolds is also urging people to donate to this worthy cause. He writes: “Yes. I’m asking for a donation. I don’t do this with any degree of levity. I know we’re in rough times and there are literally millions of causes worthy of your hard earned cash. It’s my hope the story of my father combined with my own goal of becoming the first person in history to sob uncontrollably for 26.2 miles straight, may inspire you to give something too”.
Way to go, Ryan!!!
You can make your donation to Parkinson’s Research here!
