New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Parkinson’s positives ‘I’M LIVING MY BEST LIFE’

Almost like clockwork, every morning at 10.10am, Marilyn Pond felt like her body was ploughing through syrup.

“For one week, at exactly the same time, down to the minute, I’d start slowing down until it felt like I was walking through treacle,” shares Marilyn. “Sometimes I couldn’t even get my feet to lift off the floor.”

It’s just one of many physical challenges the 69-year-old Kiwi has had to deal with, living with Parkinson’s disease

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