"It’s called Slow-Motion Magic - you get it? You see, we call it that because… Oh yeah. I know, if you have to explain a joke it’s really not funny, but the truth is, this is not so much funny as it is clever. My name is Dovid Rabotnick. I’m a loving husband, a father of two, a med-surg nurse, a magician, and yes, I have Parkinson’s Disease. Okay, I know what you’re thinking: how can I be a nurse or a magician if I have shaky hands? One of the big misconceptions about Parkinson’s Disease is that it’s all about the shaking. The truth is there are plenty of other symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, and in my case it’s muscle rigidity and slowness. My left side moves slower than my right side, thus Slow-Motion Magic. Now you get it, right?

With my love of magic, thank you David Copperfield, it’s not surprising then when I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013, I chose to use cards as my physical therapy. “You have to use it, or you’ll lose it.” the doctor said, so when it came to my dexterity, I naturally chose cards as my own physical therapy. Looking back, I really wasn’t very good. In fact, I was horrible. A lack of skills didn’t stop me though. I decided to use magic as a catalyst to raise Parkinson’s Disease awareness, and Slow-Motion Magic was born." - Dovid Rabotnick, Founder of SMM