A community built by family, for family.
"My mother was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease 13 years ago. I was still a child."
Since then, caregiving has been part of my everyday life. I grew up watching Parkinson's change not only my mother's life, but my entire family's. I learned how to help with daily care, adapt to new challenges, celebrate small victories, and live with uncertainty.
Like many family caregivers, I experienced emotions that were difficult to explain — love, guilt, fear, frustration, loneliness, hope. Sometimes all in the same day.
The most powerful two words a caregiver can hear.
That was the community I wished existed. So we decided to build it. We named it PiaPia — from the word "Peer," reflecting our belief that meaningful support comes from someone walking the same path.
