“Everybody has their shit they are dealing with,” Bret Parker, the executive director of the New York City Bar Association, said. “You don’t know what people are going through. Giving some support and some slack is a great thing to do. That is good for all of us.”

Parker knows a little more about this sentiment than many do. At the age of 38, Parker noticed a small tremor that would periodically arise in his right hand when he would pour a soda. He went to the doctor.