Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK
Its about
time I donned my trainers for charity again & become very fit whilst,
extremely knackered, run 26.2 miles (it's been over 37years since I last did
that). I shall be training, in my attempt to beat
my sister running the Brighton Marathon in April 2025; but more importantly, running as part of
Team Parkinson's, we'll be attempting to reach a future without this terrible condition.
I, unashamedly,
am asking for as much donation that you are able to afford, to help put money into
curing people, my brother-in-law, in particular, of this terrible disease.
All funds go straight
to Parkinson’s UK.
Thank you, so
much, for any contribution. Richard
A little bit about Parkinson's UK:
Parkinsonism is a term that covers several conditions, including Parkinson’s and others with similar symptoms. Some, including healthcare professionals and people with the condition, call it Parkinson’s disease, or PD for short.
We call it Parkinson’s. We don’t use the word ‘disease’ because some people with Parkinson’s have told us it sounds negative, or like an infectious illness. But unlike the flu or measles, you can’t catch Parkinson’s from someone.
We don’t yet
know exactly why people get Parkinson’s. Researchers think it’s a combination
of age, genetic, and environmental factors that cause the dopamine-producing
nerve cells to die.
Symptoms
start to appear when the brain can’t make enough dopamine to control movement
properly.
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There are
over 40 symptoms of Parkinson’s. But the 3 main symptoms of Parkinson’s are a
tremor (shaking), slowness of movement and rigidity (muscle stiffness).
