A dad of three drove home in "floods of tears" every night before his "devastating" diagnosis with an incurable condition.
Laurie Sephton, from Widnes, couldn't understand why he struggled to put contact lenses in due to a tremor in his hand that got progressively worse. For months, he 'suffered in silence', not wanting to worry his family with indefinite news, but his hope faded the more his hand shook when he was hungry, anxious, or too hot or too cold.
At 38 years old, Laurie was one of the fewer than 1.2% of people with a diagnosis of Parkinson's who are under the age of 50. Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, affecting one in 37 people alive today in the UK. It causes brain problems that become worse over time, often first appearing as a loss of smell years before visible symptoms like hand tremors, slow movement and stiffness occur.
