Jane Rideout was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2008, she worked in IT management and sales and marketing roles. In 2013, Jane began volunteering for Parkinson’s UK, with volunteer roles including peer support, hosting Parkinson’s UK’s First Steps programme and being a local support group coordinator. Jane became involved with the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network in 2015, and became the Regional Lead of the South West Peninsular Excellence Network in 2017. She actively promotes exercise for people with Parkinson’s.
Jane expands: “I hoped that my experience of living with Parkinson’s, and having no healthcare background, could offer a different perspective”.
During lockdown Jane started the ‘Live Well with Parkinson’s’ project, which comprises regular online talks by guest speakers and discussion groups.
Full details of past sessions and future talks can be found here – www.livewellwithparkinsons.uk
But to whet your whistle here is an example of what’s coming on 12th April:
Cure Parkinson’s : Research Update
Tuesday 12th April at 18:30Cure Parkinson’s has a goal.
“Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.
Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial. We’re acting with urgency, for people currently living with Parkinson’s, with a focus on research which has potential to translate into the clinic within five years.”
Helen Matthews, Deputy CEO, Cure Parkinson’s will talk about the work of Cure Parkinson’s. She will explain the approach to research that is being adopted, and about some of the specific research projects.
There will be time for questions.