Single, in her late forties and looking to find romance after her 22-year relationship broke up, Donna Marshall reluctantly joined the fickle world of internet dating.
Her profile picture drew a string of admirers and her zest for life was compelling, but once she mentioned she lives with Parkinson’s disease, she would be met with awkward silences and ghosting.
“When I last dated, you could meet people in pubs or at a party and get to know them over time,” she recalls.