Dawn & Julie Walking for Parkinson's
Dawn Dale is raising money for Parkinson’s UK
Participants: Julie Mccallen
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My Dad, Peter Sanderson, was diagnosed with Parkinson's on 23 January 2014. Since that time I have seen him change both physically and mentally. Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time.
Parkinson's develops when cells in the brain stop working properly and are lost over time. These brain cells produce a chemical called dopamine.
Symptoms start to appear when the brain can’t make enough dopamine to control movement properly. There are 3 main symptoms - tremor (shaking), slowness of movement and rigidity (muscle stiffness) - but there are many other symptoms too. For my Dad, it's feeling unbalanced and liable to fall at any time that are his life-changing symptoms.
The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson's in the UK is about 145,000. But we know that more than 1 million people in the UK are affected, either by living with Parkinson’s, or as a friend, colleague, or family member of someone who is.
PARKINSON’S UK
Parkinson's UK are the charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life. Because we're here, no one has to face Parkinson's alone.
Parkinson's UK are here for life beyond diagnosis. They are on a mission to change attitudes, support one another and find a cure. Parkinson's UK want to bring forward the day when no one fears this disease.
This is why we are walking 42kms (26.3 miles) of the Jurassic Coastline - from Corfe Castle to Durdle Door , on Saturday 22nd May. We want to push ourselves in the hope we will raise lots of money for this cause. Through our suffering one hell of a day's walk, we hope to reduce the suffering from this life-changing condition.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Many thanks for reading and for your support - Dawn and Julie x x x
My Dad, Peter Sanderson, was diagnosed with Parkinson's on 23 January 2014. Since that time I have seen him change both physically and mentally. Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time.
Parkinson's develops when cells in the brain stop working properly and are lost over time. These brain cells produce a chemical called dopamine.
Symptoms start to appear when the brain can’t make enough dopamine to control movement properly. There are 3 main symptoms - tremor (shaking), slowness of movement and rigidity (muscle stiffness) - but there are many other symptoms too. For my Dad, it's feeling unbalanced and liable to fall at any time that are his life-changing symptoms.
The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson's in the UK is about 145,000. But we know that more than 1 million people in the UK are affected, either by living with Parkinson’s, or as a friend, colleague, or family member of someone who is.
PARKINSON’S UK
Parkinson's UK are the charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life. Because we're here, no one has to face Parkinson's alone.
Parkinson's UK are here for life beyond diagnosis. They are on a mission to change attitudes, support one another and find a cure. Parkinson's UK want to bring forward the day when no one fears this disease.
This is why we are walking 42kms (26.3 miles) of the Jurassic Coastline - from Corfe Castle to Durdle Door , on Saturday 22nd May. We want to push ourselves in the hope we will raise lots of money for this cause. Through our suffering one hell of a day's walk, we hope to reduce the suffering from this life-changing condition.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Many thanks for reading and for your support - Dawn and Julie x x x