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Nazaneen Ghaffar is raising money for Parkinson’s UK

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First of all I would like to say thank you.

Thank you for donating anything you can to Parkinson's UK. This charity is very close to my heart and so your donation to find a cure means a lot to me.

If you don't know about the disease already, here is a simple explanation;

Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. Basically, people who have Parkinson's have a lack of the chemical called dopamine because some of the nerve cells in their brain have died. As a result their movements become slower and it takes them a long time to do things.

Over time this gets worse along with other symptoms.
The symptoms vary from each person, but the most common ones are;

Tremors (shaking)

Slowness of movement

Rigidity (stiffness)

There are many other physical symptoms from bladder and bowel problems, falls and dizziness to speech, communication and swallowing problems. As well as this Parkinson's can cause mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, dementia, hallucinations and memory loss.

There is no real cause of this disease, a small percentage is genetic but a lot of cases are not. It can happen to a male or female at any age and the worse thing is there is no cure.

Yes there are medications out there that can help ease the pain and the stiffness or the tremors, but as of yet a cure has not been found and over the years the condition becomes worse.

Parkinsons UK are an incredible charity and they are doing everything they can to raise the money needed to find a cure..... and I have no doubt they will find it soon.

So once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your donation.