Parkinson's UK study says 87 percent of patients say they've faced harassment or discrimination WorldParkinsonsDay
People living with Parkinson's disease say they face abuse due to a lack of awareness around symptoms associated with the condition.
"A typical day for me is fatigue, extreme fatigue, poor coordination, balance, trips, falls, gut problems, pain," says Berry. New figures show Gary's experience isn't unusual according to Parkinson's UK. They've released this video to tackle the prejudice people with the disease are facing through no fault of their own.The charity's also released a new study that claims 87 percent of Parkinson's patients say they've faced some sort of harassment or discrimination.
Television adverts have tried to target the lack of awareness of the symptoms. Much of the general public will have heard about the tremors people with Parkinson's have, but they aren't aware of other symptoms such as freezing, or slow movement and changes in the voice.
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