Following Parkinson's Diagnosis, Bill Brown Turns To Cross-Country Skiing

By Mike Max, CBS Minnesota

November 20, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Bill Brown was living the American Dream. He and his wife were raising three boys, he was in his early 50s and he had ascended at the Toro Companies to be a finalist for the CEO position.

He was an active competitive cross-country skier when he felt a cramp at the Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin.

"I was in the Birkebeiner ski race up in northern Wisconsin, which I've done many times, and I started getting some cramps in my foot," Brown said.

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