Luxembourg Uses Pillow Fight To Raise Parkinson’s Awareness

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Katie Golde

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Those lucky enough to be in Luxembourg this weekend will have the chance participate in a public pillow fight in the heart of the city, all in the name of Parkinson’s awareness.

The pillow fight event is set for September 2 at the Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes. It is open to the general public (all ages) and was created to support patients in their fight against Parkinson’s Disease, according to information from the Visit Luxembourg site.

Luxembourg Pillow Fight Group
Scene from a public pillow fight in Amsterdam in April – Ruslans Golenkovs/Shutterstock

The event is hosted the National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD), the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Rotary Foundation.

According to NCER-PD, there will be several information booths at the event to raise awareness on the Parkinson’s disease. There will also be music and entertainment, as well as drinks and a barbecue, with all proceeds going to the NCER-PD.

In addition to the pillow fight, slices of a Luxembourgish bakery specialty called Baamkuch will available for purchase. The Bammkuch is supposedly 100m long (more than 300ft) and may break a record, according to the current news website, the Luxemburg Wort.

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s (PDF) says more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s.

PDF describes the disease as, “a chronic and progressive movement disorder, meaning that symptoms continue and worsen over time.”

The cause of the disease is unknown at this time. While there is no cure, there are ways to manage its symptoms, including medication and surgery, according to the PDF.

 

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Katie Golde

Katie Golde

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Katie Golde is a Certified Sleep Science Coach and previously served Managing Editor and Head of Sleep Research for Mattress Clarity. She handled the daily operations of the site and you’ll still see her in plenty of reviews, from mattresses to travel pillow and bed pillow reviews – plus the occasional How-To video. In addition, Katie reported, writed, and edited sleep health and sleep industry news for the site.

Since joining the Mattress Clarity team in 2016, she has reviewed hundreds of sleep products, like bed pillows and mattresses and written over 200 sleep-related stories for the site. She probably knows more about bamboo sheets and bed pillows than any one person should.

Katie has been writing about wellness-related topics, including sleep, for the last eight years. The first sleep story she wrote covered the best and worst foods to eat before bed. Her previous work can be found in print and online publications like Discover Magazine, USA Today, Bustle and The Huffington Post.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in Journalism with a focus on Interactive Publishing from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism as well. During her graduate studies, Katie focused on health and science reporting and she received the G.D. Crain Award for demonstrating leadership, management, and entrepreneurial excellence during her final innovation project.

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