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Parkinson’s patients band together to spread positivity
(From left) Retirees Pang Boon Kow, Margaret Mary Wan and Chua Teck Koon are Parkinson s patients. Their book, Beating The Odds, captures their and their caregivers journeys in fighting the disease. TNP PHOTO: GIN TAY
They write book to share their stories with others struggling with the disease
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When Ms Margaret Mary Wan, 70, was diagnosed with Parkinson s disease in 2015, she was desperate and felt her world crumbled , taking almost a year to accept her condition.
Five years later, her husband, who was also her caregiver, was diagnosed with the same condition.