Billericay Parkinsons Disease Support Group
Health
We want to finance a weekly exercise group to help members with Parkinsons slow progression and improve symptoms of this incurable disease.
About this cause
We are a local branch of Parkinsons Uk covering Billericay and surounding area.We have 100+ members.Monthly meetings are attended by 40 individuals with Parkinsons Disease (PD) and their carers. We arrange trips and events to give members with PD and carers some respite from the daily problems encountered with this progressive disease which has no cure. We run weekly groups for singing and movement to help sufferers prolong good speech and maintain mobility as long as possible. New research shows that structured intense exercise can slow down the progression of PD and improve symptoms.We want to offer this to group members but the annual cost of a weekly exercise course is £5,000pa.We would be very gratefull for any help to cover these costs as our only source of income is from donations.
How this cause brings people in the community together
The course should offer improvements in how those individuals with Parkinsons Disease function on a daily basis. This results in improvement in their daily quality of life and the psychological benefit of having hope in fighting back against a disease that has no cure.