Mr. King is President and Chairman, Board of Directors for SA Moves, a foundation for movement disorder education and support based in San Antonio, Texas. He also volunteers as an Assistant Director for the State of Texas for the Parkinson\u2019s Action Network (PAN), and is a past president and chairman of the board of the Alamo Area Parkinson\u2019s Support Group and a past member of the board of directors of the Lone Star Parkinson Society in Texas. Mr. King is a U.S. Air Force veteran. Following his Air Force career, Mr. King was a laboratory director, a vice president for a high-tech defense contractor, a principal in a computer security start-up company, a senior executive in a Fortune 500 software company, and a research scientist. Corey was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson\u2019s disease in 2009, and retired from his professional career in 2011. Since then, has been active as an advocate for the Parkinson\u2019s community and other causes, and has published a book about his experiences in life and with Parkinson\u2019s called Walking The Crooked Path. Corey also writes a blog called The Crooked Path at http:\/\/thecrookedpath.net. Mr. King lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Amy. They have two children who have left home to pursue fantastically successful lives, and a standard poodle, who has not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 47, Corey King struggled to accept the news. Now, seven years later, Corey has declared war on Parkinson’s. In “Stumbling Toward Victory,” a series of essays about living well with or without Parkinson’s, Corey continues the story of his battle with PD that he began in “Walking the Crooked Path.” With humor, honesty, and realistic optimism, Corey describes his way of managing chronic, incurable illness: not with acceptance, but with defiance. Drawing from his military background, his love of family and friends, and his faith in God, Corey’s tale of resistance in the face of traumatic circumstances contains nuggets of truth for anyone living with challenges. “Not every day, hour, or minute is good. There are fewer good times than there used to be. Barring a miraculous cure, I will not prevail against this disease, regardless of how much of a positive attitude I maintain. I don\u2019t care – I\u2019m not going to capitulate.” Corey’s story of living a good life without surrender to hardship is thought-provoking and inspiring, and contain nuggets of truth for anyone facing challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[37],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n