Terry Rummins was diagnosed with Parkinson-s 10 years ago. So, I-ve Got Parkinson-s Disease is her story and covers her diagnosis and the progression of the condition - from the first warning tremors in her right hand to her day-to-day life now.When Terry was first diagnosed she didn-t know what to expect, veering wildly between visualising herself in a wheelchair within a few months and not really believing that there was anything wrong with her. Parkinson-s is a paradoxical disorder. -On- and -Off- are terms used to describe the regular and debilitating changes the Parkinson-s person can experience as a result of the interaction between symptoms and medication: from feeling well to the feeling of having aged twenty years in as many minutes. Terry stresses the importance of learning which symptoms are a result of the Parkinson-s itself, which are the results of taking particular drugs and which are as a result of environmental factors such as stress and diet. Terry has written this bo
