{"id":7,"date":"2023-09-23T10:52:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T10:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-09-23T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:51:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">Our Vision<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Parkinson&#8217;s Union for Research and Education (PURE) is driven by a powerful vision to enlighten not only Parkinson&#8217;s Disease (PD) patients but also the broader community. We believe that Parkinson&#8217;s, a condition affecting an astonishing number of individuals, demands our collective understanding and action. Emerging data even hints that as many as 1 in 25 people may be touched by this neurodegenerative challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">Our Mission<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission at PURE transcends mere education; it&#8217;s about igniting a spark of awareness and empathy within every heart. By shedding light on Parkinson&#8217;s, we aim to empower both patients and the general public with knowledge. In doing so, we aspire to create a society that stands united against this formidable neurological disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">Our Founders<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Parkinson&#8217;s Union for Research and Education finds its roots in the profound love and concern of two siblings. Distraught by their grandmother&#8217;s Parkinson&#8217;s diagnosis, <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><strong>Abdur Rehman<\/strong><\/mark>, the Foundation President and Founder, along with Vice President and Co-Founder <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><strong>Areej Fatimah<\/strong><\/mark>, embarked on a transformative journey. They harnessed their personal experience to create an initiative dedicated to guiding others through the challenges they themselves had faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their inspiring story reminds us that from adversity can spring forth remarkable compassion and unwavering dedication. Abdur and Areej&#8217;s enduring commitment serves as a beacon of hope, lighting the way for those navigating the complexities of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease. Their legacy is one of empowerment, support, and a testament to the boundless impact of empathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Vision Parkinson&#8217;s Union for Research and Education (PURE) is driven by a powerful vision to enlighten not only Parkinson&#8217;s Disease (PD) patients but also the broader community. We believe that Parkinson&#8217;s, a condition affecting an astonishing number of individuals, demands our collective understanding and action. Emerging data even hints that as many as 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/105"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-pure.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}