Did you know that every hour, one
person in Britain is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease? This astonishing
figure is truly shocking. What the statistics are for the USA and other
countries, I dare not imagine. Those who are fortunate not to have their lives
touched by Parkinson's, take little notice and with complacency think this
debilitating degenerative disease happens to other people and wont affect them.
In life, nothing is for sure, we cannot predict the future, and as much as we
take care of ourselves, eating healthily, staying active exercising regularly,
this will not protect you. There are certain cases, such as my own,
that are hereditary, but the vast numbers of Parkinson's patients do not fall into this
category. Therefore the unknown factor that causes Parkinson's remains a
mystery, and no one can be sure it will not happen to them. I do not mean to
alarm anyone, but merely to wake up those who think Parkinson's is a disease attacking
only the elderly and something that happens to other people. Those "other
people" could one day (heaven forbid) become your worst nightmare,
attacking someone you know, a family member, a friend or even YOU!
I think it is painfully clear by now, that Parkinson's strikes anyone it pleases;
the young or old, rich or poor, it makes no difference what race or culture, famous people in the limelight or those simply like
you and me, athletes, those who do regular exercise and eat healthy diets, or
couch potatoes who dine on takeaways, highly intelligent academics, vivacious outgoing
people and those who are gifted with the arts. There appears to be no common
factor, Parkinson's choosing almost at random like some sort of bad lottery
gone awry. This is why it is essential to educate the general public - bring
greater awareness to a disease that is frighteningly on the increase.
Raising funds for further research into finding the illusive cure is at the forefront of all our minds,
but education is also vitally important to win this fight. Together as a
worldwide community we will win. Parkinson's, you'd better watch out, for you
are going down for the count! 
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