SPOTLIGHT: Volunteer: Olivier Deharynck
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s Meet Olivier Deharynck, a sports coach volunteering with the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity to help train the ‘Run, or Walk, for Parkinson’ team.
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SPOTLIGHT: Volunteer: Olivette Mikolajczak
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s Meet Olivette Mikolajczak, a DPC volunteer and keen golfer. Together with her golf club she is organising a charity day in support of the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity this September.
SPOTLIGHT: Volunteer: Donatienne Laurent Josi
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s Meet Donatienne Laurent Josi, a volunteer with the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity, who is encouraging people to support Parkinson’s research by buying olive oil from her Mas du Juge olive grove.
Outside-in perspectives on Parkinson’s Research from an Impatient Patient & Blunt Businessman
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Living with Parkinson’s Patrick and Anne-Marie offer some advice to researchers in the hope of speeding up discovery of a cure.
Carpe Diem. Do it now! A lesson Kristien has learned from her mother’s Parkinson’s.
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s Kristien was 12 when her mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. She gives a touching account of the impact this neurodegenerative disease has had on her, her mother and their relationship.
Uncertainty and anxiety make the world smaller for Parkinson’s patient Bernard and wife Sandra
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Living with Parkinson’s Bernard and wife Sandra enjoy travelling, going to the theatre and concerts but his unpredictable Parkinson’s symptoms make them anxious and keep them home.
Stop Parkinson Walk auctions border post artworks online to raise funds for research
- Actions / Humans touched by Parkinson’s Between Nov 15 and Nov 30, you are encouraged to bid online for one (or more) of 74 small wooden border post sculptures, which have been customised by professional and amateur artists in support of Parkinson’s research.
Stiffness, shock diagnosis, fear, coping strategies & positivity – Magali’s Parkinson’s journey
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Living with Parkinson’s Teacher and mum of three girls, Magali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at 35 years old. Six years later she has accepted her condition, found ways to cope with it but wonders how long she can continue to work and what the future will hold. Her secret to living with it is to stay positive.
“Helping others makes you happy”, says Demoucelle Parkinson Charity volunteer Sabine
- Actions / Humans touched by Parkinson’s Demoucelle Parkinson Charity volunteer Sabine explains how helping others has enriched her life, given her satisfaction and introduced her to lifelong friends.
Doctors need humility & understanding of patient psychology says Parkinson’s Disease specialist Pr. Maertens
- Humans touched by Parkinson’s / Living with Parkinson’s Head of Neurology at Liege university hospital Professor Maertens discusses his experiences of caring for Parkinson’s Disease patients; his hopes for earlier detection of, and protection against, the condition; and the need for more funding for research, as well as to better support patients, their families and caregivers.