Postscript: “Finding a Cure”​ Exciting Early Results

In my recent article I talked about the urgent need to find a cure for Parkinson’s. I am super excited to say that we have some early positive indications that continue to raise our confidence that we might soon have a substance that is…

April 25, 2022

Parkinson’s 2022: A Glimpse of a Cure?

With a global pandemic in full force for the last two and half years, personally it just didn’t feel right to blog about my journey with Parkinson’s. Especially with so many people sick and even dying around the world. I count myself fortunate having…

March 24, 2022

Benefits of Exercise & Parkinson’s

In my last blog post I talked about Running and the various issues I have had continuing to run with Parkinson’s. I have been belligerent and carried on exercising and running, as I think its a great stress buster and probably good for my…

February 9, 2020

Run Forest Run….

In my other blog post I talked about how I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s due to difficulty running. This was due to rigidity in my shoulder, that was initially only apparent when I ran. And it made the whole experience of running far less…

December 20, 2019

Conny’s Story

Since going public with Parkinson’s, I have met and spoken to lots of people that have the disease. Some are at the start of their journey and beginning to learn all about Parkinson’s and what it will allow them to continue doing (or not…

November 27, 2019

“Going Public” : What Happened?

At some time or another all people that suffer from Parkinson’s will have to tell their loved ones, friends and colleagues about their diagnosis and disease. Owing to the stigma and misunderstanding that society has of this illness, most people wait until they can’t…

November 8, 2019

Route to Diagnosis

Summer 2017 The day I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, in the summer of 2017, was one of the worst days of my life. Having left the doctors practice, I sat with my wife of six months, in a garden square in central London, and…

September 23, 2019

Whats in a Name?… #stirrednotshaking

I asked my colleagues for some help coming up with a memorable name and hashtag for this blog, we came up with #stirrednotshaking. I like it, catchy and memorable, reminds you of those old James Bond martini moments! But there’s a lot more too…

August 28, 2019

Why This, Why Now? My Parkinson’s Journey

Parkinson’s is a neuro-degenerative disease, that is often misunderstood. Leading those diagnosed to become scared and worried about their future. Many online resources focus on the later stages of the disease presenting those diagnosed with the final “outcome” rather than the (often long) journey,…

August 12, 2019

My Girlfriends drains……

Everyone has heard the joke, “My dog has no nose..” “How does he smell”…….Terrible! Well I discovered that one of the earliest tell tale signs of Parkinson’s is that you may loose your sense of smell. Who knew?? And whilst everyone would like a…

June 10, 2019