Freetown to Cape Town with Parkinson’s Disease

[Bolt_Upright]

Interesting project. "I’m Guy Deacon, a retired British Army Colonel on a mission to raise awareness about the realities of living with Parkinson’s disease both in the UK and Africa. I have already driven over five thousand miles from England to Sierra Leone crossing the snowy passes of the Atlas Mountains, the deserts of the Western Sahara and the sahel of Senegal to demonstrate that having Parkinson’s disease need not dominate my life. The challenge was significantly greater than I had foreseen but nothing compared to what is to come.

I was evacuated from Sierra Leone in April 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19. So, I have lost two years, but this just makes me more determined than ever to complete the next seven thousand miles to South Africa. Since I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011 every aspect of life has become slowly but inexorably more difficult. There will be a time in the future when I can no longer drive and I will become dependent on others, but that time is not yet and I will not let Parkinson’s disease stop me from living a full life." indiegogo.com/projects/free...

There are posts of him in Africa on FB: m.facebook.com/pg/vafrica.o...

[Zella23]

I read about his courageous journey on FB and sponsored his project. It is being filmed so hopefully will be shown in a documentary, at a later date, raising awareness of PD. Amazing man!

[Bolt_Upright in reply to Zella23]

Good job you for sponsoring him. He does seem like a great man.