The supportive community behind the Sunflower Rev It Up for Parkinson’s event is not deterred by COVID-19 and will continue to raise funds to support research and educational efforts at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute.

Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, explains what separates a nervous breakdown from an otherwise difficult time in your life is how well you can keep your emotions in check. Feelings that you would normally be able to manage can erupt. “During a nervous breakdown, fear can turn into terror, sadness into despair and hopelessness, and anger into rage and fury,” Espinola says.