Mark Coxe from the local Fife Parkinson's Support Group is now in print!
The Falkirk Herald newspaper said:
"Forth Ports employee Mark Coxe, who was diagnosed with the condition eight years ago aged 50, discovered a previously untapped flair for poetry during the coronavirus lockdown to produce his first piece of published work.
People with Parkinson’s need your help! Please join PD Avengers
By Ray Dorsey MD, Todd Sherer PhD, Michael S Okun MD and Bastiaan R Bloem MD Phd[i]
Review
Dear Dundee RIG members,
More than 800 people watched the first live online Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture on 6th October. 60% of the audience were people affected by Parkinson’s and £1100 was raised for Parkinson’s research. Thank you from the Edinburgh Group to all those who watched and donated.
New Member
Werner Remmele welcomes a new member to this Group, which he recently established (see his article on the My Parkinson's page):
We are very happy to welcome research scientist, Dr Andy Howden, as a new member of our Steering Group, read more about Andy's background and the experience he will be bringing to the group:
I’m a research scientist based in the Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. I’m interested in the links between our immune system and neurodegenerative disease.
Last week I met a fascinating group of committed individuals working together to address their future relationship with Parkinson’s Disease (PD): powerful people with Parkinson’s (PwP) raising money, organizing really relevant information meetings for PwP; loving partners of people with Parkinson’s learning more about how to support them; and talented scientists breaking down the barriers to understanding how this disease works.