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Guy Deacon Parkinson’s Hero
Guy Deacon CBE is an adventurer and Parkinson’s sufferer. Sir Richard (Dicky) Evans is inspired by his example and recommends Guy’s book, Running on Empty
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Who Moves Me – Who Shakes Me?
11th April was World Parkinson’s Day and many of you kindly sent me news on this. Thank you. Its good to know I’m not alone, but its interesting that people approach this B****** disease in different ways. Here’s are the “Movers and Shakers”. A gang of Brits all in the public eye, all with Parkinson’s.…
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Sport Parkinsons
My thanks to my great friend Gavin Hastings for sending me the details of this wonderful charity, SportParkinsons.com, pictured here with Charlie Appleyard co-founder of the charity. “Keep healthy and strong ’til a cure comes along.” That’s a motto to live by. Gavin sent me this in response to my New Year’s resolution to hit…
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New Year Resolutions
With all the excitement of the Knighthood, I’ve had a great New Year and I want to thank you again for your fantastic messages. But… resolutions still need making and working on! We all need positive targets, especially those of us working to live to be 100 with good physical and mental health. 10 Year…
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Not So Silly Walks
Last week I shared a video from a fellow Parkinson’s sufferer who has had a miraculous reversal of symptoms through his Conscious Walking. That showed how well he was, and how fast he was walking. I wanted to know how to get from where I am, which is a definite Parkinson’s shuffle, to there!! The…
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These Feet Are Made for Walking
On my birthday I mentioned a revolutionary new spinal implant because it can help Parkinson’s sufferers walk properly again. While that might be a “quick fix” this guy, John Pepper, shows what’s possible in reversing Parkinson’s symptoms by regular commitment to exercise. He is a Parkinson’ sufferer who has used a walking routine to halt…
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Think Loud
“When your legs don’t work like they used to before”. Never has a song lyric been more true. Its the start of an Ed Sheeran song called Thinking Out Loud. This came to me as I was inspired by a different song, “Think LOUD for Parkinson’s” from LSVT LOUD® a speech treatment which I have been…
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To the Max !!
Max Lugavere is a normal guy who was worried about his (not old) mother. He sought medical help when he noticed her suffering from dementia type slips of the mind. He could get no sense from the doctors. What did he do? He started to research how he could help his mother at an early…
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Alzheimer’s or “Type 3 Diabetes”
As a result of the advancement of my Parkinson’s, I am doing everything I can to prevent the other big neurological horror which is perhaps looming and that is Alzheimer’s Disease. A few facts… In which case, say some very respected medics, preventing Alzheimer’s could be easier than we think. In this respect Dr Dale…
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⚡️Breaking News ⚡️
UK Government and Love of the Game announce new concussion guidelines Rugby legend Simon Shaw, heads up the campaign to avert the dangers of concussion in sport. See his interview in The Times. Simon’s charity Love of the Game (LOTG) works with Government, Medics and researchers to find ways to prevent immediate and long term…