Freeman Foundation for Neurological Disease Research

Freeman Foundation For Neurological Disease Research (FFNDR) Founder Tim Freeman grew up in Junction, TX where he graduated high school in 1982. From there, Tim attended The University of Texas at Austin and was a walk-on football player for the Longhorns for 2.5 years.

Tim has been selling medical devices for 30 years. During his time with Medtronic, they came out with their first generation Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) device. As the Image-Guided Surgery Specialist, Freeman was involved in some of the first DBS implants in Houston. This was only the beginning of Tim’s path with Parkinson’s. Just two short years later, Tim’s mother, Beth Freeman, would be diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. In 2007, Mrs. Freeman lost her battle with Parkinson’s at the age of 71. Just five years later, at the age of 49, after competing in a 100-mile bicycle race in New York, Tim was back in Junction for graduation ceremonies where he was awarding scholarships. During the presentations, he noticed a tremor in his right hand, but not in his left hand. He knew at that point that he had a serious problem and immediately went to a neurologist in Houston. In June 2013, Tim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.