It’s more than just fighting talk that comes from the lips of Lanarkshire career woman Fiona Tweedie, who was in her 50s when she had to throw in the towel on a successful career in accountancy after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
If speaking with conviction can ever be casual, that’s exactly the manner in which Fiona seemingly gives a nod to living a life with Parkinson’s. The way she sees it, it’s the hand she’s been dealt – and she’s prepared to roll with the punches.
Seven years ago, at the age of 57, Fiona began to experience stiffness down the left side of her body. When her left hand slowed while typing at work, she suspected repetitive strain injury. Then, her left leg failed to keep up as she crawled through the water on her twice weekly swims, causing backache as her body attempted to compensate.
