Mum-of-two Annie Booth was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015 – just two years after losing her dad to the condition – and is now representing the newly-formed England Parkinson’s Walking Football Team
Annie Booth, 55, last year made history by becoming the first woman to be selected for the newly-formed England Parkinson’s Walking Football Team. And now, less than 12 months on, the Stockport-native has managed to assemble the Parkinson’s Pioneers; the first ever walking football team catering exclusively to women living with the condition.
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