Parkinson's UK

Parkinson’s UK Research and the Bexhill, Hastings and Rother Branch have both received donations from the Rotary Club of Senlac. Parkinson’s disease affects about 127,000 people in the UK. Alyson Smith, the Regional Fundraiser South East for Parkinson’s UK, spoke about how the Society provides help and support to those with Parkinson’s disease in the UK. Apart from nursing and care at home there is a massive emphasis on research to eliminate or reduce the effects of the disease.  This is not straightforward because it is so difficult to ascertain the cause and why it is so variable. The society works with pharmaceutical companies in the development of drugs, and funds research into the causes and potential treatments including stem cell treatment. The Society is closing watching developments in China where much stem cell research is currently being done.