Jodie Forbes – a member’s story regarding work
Jodie has early-onset Parkinson’s disease and works from home one day a week in addition to a temporary reduced hours arrangement. Though medication helps control the symptoms, it can be tiring. Initially, he found stepping out of social gatherings a bit awkward, but...
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Brian’s Blog #12 – The big fold-up in Kyoto, Japan
Many of you will have heard me talking up the 5th World Parkinson Congress (WPC2019) to be held in Kyoto, Japan June 4 – 7, 2019. This exciting event is not to be missed and is now just under a year away! There will be several thousand attendees from around the...
read moreProfessional Pause: Do I need to tell my boss?
Writer Tim Carroll discusses the issues encountered by people diagnosed with ‘young-onset’ Parkinson’s. Tim himself was diagnosed with the progressive neurological condition in his early fifties. An estimated 127,000 people in the UK, or around one in 500 of the...
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Brian’s Blog #11 – Boxing for Parkinson’s
To box or not to box…What is the question? As we arrive at Parkinson’s Awareness Week, I ask myself what is the one easy, fun, valuable and vital thing that we can all do and recommend to newcomers? Even though we’ve heard the answer many many times, it continues to...
read moreTreatment Research: Better drug screening – finding new uses for old drugs
Project information: Lead researcher: Dr Heather Mortiboys Location: University of Sheffield Cost: £419,312 over 5 years and 9 months Start date: September 2013 Type of project: Career Development Award Project code: F-1301 People with Parkinson’s...
read moreSLYPN December 2017 Update
Where does our money go? We invited Heather Mortiboys from the University of Sheffield to talk to us in September about her ‘Repositioning of Drugs’ project, which we have helped fund since 2014. Those of you who met her at our Research Night in September...
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Brian’s Blog #10: HaHa Yoga – it’s not a joke!
So us Parkinson’s folk all know about how we must exercise daily, eat healthily and get plenty of sleep. Oh, and pop some pills now and then for good luck. But one magical therapy seldom mentioned is the power of laughter to take our minds into a sacred space of...
read morePlank4Parkinsons – Fundraising Problems
We had a few technical problems with Virgin Giving and just received some compensation. So, if you encountered a problem when trying to donate, please go online and try again. Click on link below....
read morePopping For Parkinson’s – Crowdfunding Appeal
Popping For Parkinson’s is a community dance project that offers free Popping dance classes to people with Parkinson’s disease. This project gives patients the opportunity to engage in a fun, social activity in a safe space where they can fully express...
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Brian’s Blog #9: Raising the Plank to raise awareness and money for Parkinsons
By now you’ve probably started seeing photos and videos of people doing the plank pose in and around London. It’s a fun and contagious activity that will soon spread around the UK and points beyond. The goal of all this frivolity and fun is to raise awareness of the...
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