Developing the symptoms of young onset Parkinson’s at the age of just 43 hasn’t been a walk in the park for Lanarkshire mum-of-one, Karen McBride.
She and her loving family have had to learn to accept that the tremors she experiences in her limbs, the unsettling ‘facial masking’ which makes it difficult for them to interpret her mood, her clumsiness, her struggles with walking and her loss of bladder control, are all a part of living with Parkinson’s for Karen.
Yet, three years since she was diagnosed with the condition that affects the brain and causes shaking, slow movements and stiffness that can worsen over time, Karen has found release from her ailments through an unlikely pastime.
Source & Full Story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/walking-football-helps-lanarkshire-mum-29765603
Author: The Walking Football
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