Parkinson's on ITV's This Morning
21 April 2010
On Tuesday 20 April Karen Rose and
her husband Mike joined Dr Chris Steele on ITV’s This Morning
with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
Personal account of living with Parkinson's
Karen and Mike gave a personal account of living with
Parkinson’s and the impact of the condition on their lives. Karen
spoke about how her Parkinson’s symptoms can change throughout the
day and the adjustments that they have made to their lives.
Karen, who lives in Bristol, experienced Parkinson’s symptoms
from the age of 34 and was eventually diagnosed 8 years ago at 39.
She now supports other younger people through her local branch of Parkinson’s UK
She spoke about how she found support and guidance through
meeting others at the local branch and that her attitude is to "get
on with it and be positive".
Dr Chris Steele spoke about the symptoms and progression of
Parkinson’s and gave a clear message to visit our website for
Parkinson’s information and how to access local support.
Watch the interview
again on This Morning’s website
Image below: Mike and Karen Rose
Other media coverage during Parkinson's Awareness Week
The programme follows
Andrea Stott’s interview on GMTV on Monday 19 April about life
as a young mum with Parkinson's.
We are seeing lots of Parkinson’s Awareness Week media coverage
coming in, including:
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