Roommates Li Jiang and Elaine Jongsma are 31 years apart in age, but they have much in common.

Their late November birthdays fall one day away from one another, and celebrations are set for this weekend.

They love debriefing after first dates, lingering in each other’s doorways to chat about the day’s events, and biking.

And, they both spent many years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease trying to hide it.

But now, Jongsma said, “We can just be ourselves.”

Elaine Jongsma, left, and Li Jiang talk in the dining room of their Hamilton home. The pair, who both live with Parkinson’s disease, met through cycling before becoming friends and roommates. Nick Iwanyshyn

Jiang, 35, doesn’t bat an eye when Jongsma, 66, crawls around the house on her knees in the morning before her m

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