Puck Farkinson's

What would you do if you were told you have a progressive neurological disorder — and there is no cure?

Ask author Mike Justak. He could have easily gone to a dark place. Instead, he chose a path of optimism, humor, and hope — and he has never looked back.

Diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease at 47, Mike Justak refused to let the diagnosis define the rest of his life. Puck Parkinson's is his honest, unflinching, and deeply human memoir about living — and living well — with a progressive disease.

Written with warmth and hard-won wisdom, the book follows Mike as Parkinson's takes his career and reshapes his future, and as he answers back with humor, optimism, passion, and relentless exercise. It is a story about loss, yes — but even more about hope.

By the Numbers

One man. One story.

58,000

Americans newly diagnosed with Parkinson's this year

$225,000

Raised by Mike's foundation, 2007–2024

What Readers Are Saying

“Mike's story hit me like a freight train — in the best possible way. I laughed, I cried, and I closed the book feeling genuinely hopeful for the first time since my own diagnosis.”

Sandra R.

Parkinson's patient, Ohio

“As a caregiver for my husband, this memoir felt like a hand on my shoulder. Mike doesn't sugarcoat the hard parts, but he never lets you forget that joy is still possible.”

Carol M.

Care partner, Texas

“Honest, funny, and deeply human. Puck Farkinson's is exactly the kind of book the Parkinson's community has been waiting for. I've already gifted it to three people.”

James T.

Neurologist & advocate

Meet Mike and His Wife Karen

Mike Justak was 47 when Parkinson's arrived — early, uninvited, and determined to take everything. It took his career and rewrote his plans for the future. What it could not take was his choice about how to respond.

You are not alone. Mike's story is a reminder that even as the ground shifts, meaning, joy, and connection remain within reach.

What You'll Find in These Pages:

Resilience & Determination: An unvarnished look at facing a progressive disease and choosing, every single day, to keep moving forward.
Humor & Optimism: Mike finds light in the hardest moments, proving that laughter and hope are their own kind of medicine.
Passion & Exercise: How movement, purpose, and passion became the tools that helped Mike live better despite Parkinson's.
Hope for the Journey: A companion for patients, caregivers, and families walking their own road with Parkinson's disease.

A Parkinson's Memoir

About the Book

Puck Farkinson's: A Parkinson's Memoir traces one man's journey from a life-altering diagnosis to a life reclaimed. Mike shares the fear, the setbacks, and the small daily victories that add up to something like grace.

If you or someone you love is facing Parkinson's, these pages offer more than information — they offer companionship, courage, and proof that a good life is still possible.

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Making a Difference

Beyond the page, Mike has spent nearly two decades turning his diagnosis into action — raising money, raising awareness, and raising spirits.

The Mike Justak Foundation

Founded to support the Parkinson's community, the Mike Justak Foundation for Parkinson's Disease raised $225,000 between 2007 and 2024.

PD Shimmers

Mike created PD Shimmers, a dazzling light show synchronized to music with 58,000 lights — one for every American newly diagnosed with Parkinson's each year.

$225,000

Raised for Parkinson's, 2007–2024

58,000

Lights, one per new U.S. diagnosis each year

READ THE MEMOIR

Choose hope. Read Puck Farkinson's.

Mike's memoir is available now on Amazon. Every reader who picks it up carries his message of resilience a little further.

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