When you have a long-term illness, the best way to make it through is with support.
Members of the newly formed Lake Martin Parkinson’s Support Group came to a recent Lake Martin Dadeville Area Kiwanis meeting including members Connie Burke, Steve Sain, Greg Dew and Guy Alexander.
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