She first noticed the unusual "musky" smell on her husband when he was 33, but assumed it was just sweat from a long day's work in the hospital.
But 12 years later, Joy Milne's husband Les was diagnosed with the incurable condition Parkinson's disease. It turns out, the 72-year-old gran from Perth had unknowingly been smelling the condition for decades.
Dubbed a “super-smeller” by experts, Joy has amazed scientists all over the world with her powerful sense of smell that can detect Parkinson's in someone years before they are diagnosed with the condition.
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