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TORONTO — Most people who visit New York don’t walk home.

But Harry McMurtry did just that Monday, finishing an 800-kilometre trip on foot to Toronto to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease.

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The 54-year-old, who has been living with Parkinson’s since 2005, said the walk ­ — backed by Canadian celebrities ranging from Wayne Gretzky to Tom Cochrane — ­ was the best way to raise awareness for the disabling illness.

“We’ve encouraged people to come out of the shadows,” McMurtry said.

He has been accompanied every step of the way by fellow Torontonian Sue Thompson and Baltimore native Ross Sugar, who both have Parkinson’s. They started walking in May.

Parkinson’s is a progressive, debilitating neurodegenerative disease that manifests in a broad range of symptoms affecting muscles and the nervous system.

“There is a stigma attached to having a disability — you talk funny, you look funny, you walk funny,” McMurtry said.