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Malcolm Plant



I joined the ‘What’s Driving Parkinson’s?’ team five years ago, with 30 years experience in information systems and services management. My wife, Jean, was diagnosed with PD ten years ago. As a carer, as well as a science graduate member of the team, I know that funding this work can quickly deliver an improvement in quality of life to Parkinson’s sufferers and their families. Prior to moving her treatment to the research clinic, Jean had six-monthly check-ups which always resulted with an increase in her single prescribed medication, pushing her into the side effects associated with very high dosage. There was no whole body approach to her condition, or any systematic approach as to what driving forces might be reversible. Operating on a shoe-string budget, the ‘What’s Driving Parkinson’s?’ work has clearly demonstrated that there is a better clinical approach to treating this debilitating condition. What is now needed is the funding to enable the planned work to proceed at maximum speed and achieve its objectives of eradicating the misery caused by PD.