Facing Parkinson’s Disease head on
KAMLOOPS — This weekend, thousands of people from coast to coast will stand up again Parkinson’s Disease. In Kamloops, people will gather Saturday, to raise awareness and funds, through the annual Parkinson Superwalk. Parkinson’s is a complex brain disease and everyone’s journey with the disease, is different. The symptoms can be treated with medication, and many live with Parkinson’s for years. But right now, there is still no cure. One Kamloops woman living with Parkinson’s, is facing the challenge head on.
When people think of Parkinson’s, tremors come to mind. But that’s not always the case, and when you see Glennis Davidson-White playing a casual game of cards with her husband, you would never know she’s living with the degenerative disease.
“Progression for me hasn’t been too fast, I don’t have the shaky limbs at all, so I’m very grateful for that,” says Davidson-White.