Hi I’m Graham Watkin and I was diagnosed with PD in 2011 at the age of 55. I worked as a Computer Engineer for GEC until the recession hit in the early 1990’s, where I was then made redundant. From that, in 1993 I was able to start my own successful Gallery and Framing Business…
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I’m Les Darvill I play of a handicap of 10.2 at Chiltern forest golf club, Bucks. Looking forward to the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations golf day. Leave a good luck message below for Les – and we will publish it here! Go on old man! Make sure you have a good round! Greg Darvill …
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Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2014. I am a member of Chiltern Forest golf club and currently have an stroke index of 19.1 I have always played sport and have represented the RAF and Combined Services at cricket. I have played at Lords, Edgbaston taking the wicket of Ashley Giles, toured Australia New Zealand twice and…
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Hello—my name is Gerry O’Connor and I am delighted to be playing for Team Ireland in the upcoming Golf tournament at the Belfry. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 13 years ago at the age of 48. Married to Anne for 38 years with 4 children ranging in age from 36 to 27 with 2 working…
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Kevin Fitzsimons: Aged 61 married to Marie, father of three adult children: Brendan, Aisling and Sinéad. I am happily retired from a lifetime in banking and live in Sligo town in the heart of Yeats Country in the north west of Ireland. Throughout my life I have always been active in sport and have tried…
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My name is Gerard Loughnane and I was born in Ballinasloe, Co Galway on 4th October 1957. In my time I was a student of GMIT (RTC) and I qualified as a tax consultant in 1983 and as an ACCA accountant in1987. I set up my own accountancy practice in Claregalway in 1992. I am…
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I was born in Wexford in 1952 and reared on the narrowest part of the Main Street. I was educated by the Christian Brothers, enjoyed school and took an active part in all sports. On graduating from UCD I spent three years in the US. Clodagh and I have lived in Stillorgan since we married…
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Adrian Grey 63 years of age, married to my best friend Liz for 32 years. We live in Tralee in the kingdom of Kerry on the wild Atlantic way and I am lucky to be a member of my local golf club Barrow/Tralee golf club We have 2 children Andrew 25 training to be an…
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Diagnosed in December 2006 at the age of 44. I live just outside Dublin, I have 2 children and I am married for 33 years to my fabulous wife Bernadette. I work in a senior sales role in a food distribution company and will retire in 2024. My diagnosis came as a big surprise as…
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