It started with her hand shaking.
Shirley Jager began to notice the tremor about 15 years ago, and she decided to visit her family doctor to figure out why. He told her she had Parkinson’s disease.
“It is very difficult for people to understand. Sometimes they think you’re inebriated and sometimes they think that you’re clumsy,” she said.
She began to take medication for the disease, but she knew she wanted to find more activities to keep her busy.
At 79, she found the Grizzly Strides boxing program at Grizzly Boxing and Fitness in northeast Calgary. The program is specifically tailored toward people living with
