Help change attitudes and
raise awareness this
Parkinson's Awareness Week
10-16 April 2018
Parkinson’s Awareness Week – How much do you know about Parkinson’s? It is mostly thought of as a condition that people get when they’re older – but younger people can have it too.
Parkinson’s Awareness Week takes place from 10-16 April 2018 and the organisers wants to draw the whole nations attention to the disease that affects people slowly and gets worse progressively.
Efforts will be focussed on raising awareness of the condition on World Parkinson’s Day, which takes place on 11 April 2018.
And it’s all down to a lack of dopamine. So what is dopamine? It’s basically a chemical we need for our central nervous system to function properly. Without it suffers take longer to do things because cells in the brain have died.
Other Parkinson’s symptoms include depression, tiredness, pain and constipation – all of which can greatly affect day to day lives. So what is being done to help people and raise awareness to the issue?
Well, plans for this year’s awareness week are already well underway. So, why not check out the Parkinson’s Awareness Week website to find out more about how you can get involved.
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