Imagine not being able to walk through a doorway, stopping in your tracks, your feet not moving no matter how much you will them to. Or being unable to walk as your toes claw. Or losing your ability to write.
Parkinson’s is much more than a tremor. In fact, there are around 40 motor and non-motor symptoms that can be experienced.
Fight Parkinson’s is determined to lift the lid off Parkinson’s and increase awareness and understanding for the more than 219,000 Australians (57,000 Victorians) living with Parkinson’s, the world’s fastest growing neurological disease.
Fight Parkinson’s has chosen Parkinson’s Awareness Month (April) to launch a new campaign that shines a light on some of the hidden impacts of living with Parkinson’s.
Twelve men and women, aged from 40 to 86, are fronting the Lift the Lid off Parkinson’s campaign. Their personal impacts will be shared across April to raise awareness of the disease and the wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms that can be experienced.
“Our community wants to lift their voices and the profile of Parkinson’s. That’s why we are coming together to lift the lid off Parkinson’s,” Ms Collin said.
“We want to ensure greater understanding of the deep impact of Parkinson’s that goes beyond shaking so the disease is taken seriously by decision makers, and to help reduce the stigma associated with some of the symptoms,” she said.
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