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I am raising vital funds for Parkinson's UK and also hope to raise awareness of the condition.

In case you did not know, Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition.  One person in every 500 is affected, which equates to about 127,000 people in the UK.  Most people who get Parkinson's are aged 50 or over but younger people can get it too. One in 20 is under the age of 40 when diagnosed.  In the South of England approximately 4, 800 people live with Parkinson’s.

 

People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died.  Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things.  The loss of nerve cells in the brain causes the symptoms of Parkinson's to appear.

 

There's currently no cure for Parkinson's and it is not known why people get the condition. Parkinson's is a very individual condition, with each person experiencing different symptoms. Parkinson's doesn't directly cause people to die, but symptoms do get worse over time.

 

Parkinson’s UK is the biggest research and support charity for people affected by Parkinson’s. Our vision is to find a cure, and improve life for everyone affected by this condition.

 

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