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Being diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease was hard to take in for a still relatively young Rod Powell.
At 54, the Ipswich resident started feeling weakness in his right arm, which resulted in a GP referring him onto a surgeon in the belief the arm was the source of the problem.
The reality was perhaps a far worse diagnosis, and it wasnât until Mr Powell was eventually referred to a Neurologist that he received the grim news.
Parkinsonâs is a progressive neurological condition, with sufferers experiencing symptoms including tremors, instability, stiffness, muscle cramping, difficulty with movement as well as sleeplessness, anxiety and depression.