When I was diagnosed privately, because I did not want to wait weeks for a NHS appointment, the area had a very active Parkinson nurse and several of us who had been recently diagnosed were invited to meet for coffee at the local cottage hospital in Chirk near Wrexham. From this meeting Friends of Parkies was formed as a support group for those suffering with the condition and their partners or carers. We have now been operating for 9 years and have a membership of 50 and meet once per month in St Martins Village Centre. My best advice when diagnosed is fined your local support group and spread the load. I do hope you will be discussing the side effects of medication which sometimes is more difficult to cope with than the Parkinsons drugs. Keep up the good work.
When I was diagnosed privately, because I did not want to wait weeks for a NHS appointment, the area had a very active Parkinson nurse and several of us who had been recently diagnosed were invited to meet for coffee at the local cottage hospital in Chirk near Wrexham. From this meeting Friends of Parkies was formed as a support group for those suffering with the condition and their partners or carers. We have now been operating for 9 years and have a membership of 50 and meet once per month in St Martins Village Centre. My best advice when diagnosed is fined your local support group and spread the load. I do hope you will be discussing the side effects of medication which sometimes is more difficult to cope with than the Parkinsons drugs. Keep up the good work.
Phil Bowen