Willocks gives a good rundown of early warning Parkinson's disease symptoms, as well as a brief explanation of Parkinson's disease.
The most hopeful part of this segment occurs when Willocks describes her improvement after participating in a clinical trial for Spheramine, a technology that inserts cells from an donor's eye into the brain of a person with Parkinson's disease. In the interview Willocks explains that she was almost wheelchair bound when she volunteered for the study. However, after the experimental treatment she gained abundant portions of her life back. She still lives with Parkinson's disease, but she benefited from the therapy.
While the Spheramine treatment is still an experimental therapy, we hope it and a few others in the development pipeline can dramatically improve the lives of people with Parkinson's disease. We also hope that it achieves FDA approval soon.
Other blogs about Peggy Willocks:
Retinal Cell Implant Clinical Trial — I Had the Surgery
Grassroots Connection — The Bird in the Hand for Parkinson's Patients
