Do I get that “butterflies in the stomach” feeling as my appointment with the consultant approaches? I see the consultant approximately every six months and in between appointments see the Parkinson’s nurse a couple of times. Seeing the specialist consultant is quite a big event in my calendar. She is friendly and engaging, but the real point of the meeting is the evaluation of my condition and the progression of the Parkinson’s.
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World Parkinson’s Day 2019
World Parkinson’s day is April 11 each year. It is the birthday of James Parkinson, who in his “Essay on the shaking palsy”, published in 1817, was the first to identify what became known as Parkinson’s disease. To rephrase Billy Connolly, I wish the man had kept it to himself.
Continue readingParkinson’s awareness week 2019
Parkinson’s awareness week runs from April 10 to April 16, 2019. It seeks to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease, which affects around 130,000 people in the UK and 14 million worldwide. The organisation Parkinson’s UK, amongst others, funds continuing research into a cure; it reaches out and helps people who suffer from the condition and their relatives and friends who support them.
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