Five years ago, Joe Gregory found out he had Parkinson’s on World Parkinson’s Day. Now, thanks to his Parkinson’s Walking Football teammates, he’s happier than ever before
On World Parkinson’s Day, Joe Gregory, 65, a retired social worker with Parkinson’s, will be living his dream of playing football for England in Bilbao, Spain. He will be playing for the national walking football Parkinson’s squad in a tournament against the Basque Parkinson’s walking football team, and the Basque over-65s walking football team.
World Parkinson’s Day holds particular significance for Joe as it was on that day five years ago that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. In another uncanny turn of events, it was his lifelong passion for football that led him to find out that he had the condition in the first place…
READ Joe’s inspirational story HERE: https://parkinsonseurope.org/2024/04/10/i-was-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-on-world-parkinsons-day/
Author: The Walking Football
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