Meet Blake

“When I was first diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson's disease, I found it hard to find help because the 'Young Onset' diagnosis represents such a small minority of overall cases. 

I love older people, but I wanted—needed—to see positive examples of people more “like me.” People around my own age; people who were still active, hiking, skiing, travelling, living, working, enjoying life. 

At the time, the only person I “knew” with the disease was Michael J. Fox. (And of course, I didn't so much “know” him as know of him.) His book Lucky Man helped me tremendously in those dark early days, but of course most ordinary people's life circumstances are very different to those of a famous Hollywood star. 

After struggling to find resources and support myself, I wrote this book to offer hope, guidance and insight into the future for other newly diagnosed people from the perspective of someone who has walked this path. 

Having been fortunate enough to meet some of the world's leading experts in the field, I also wanted to share the enormous privilege of information I was blessed to gain access to, in the hope it might help others avoid some of the pain I went through. 

Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best on your journey.”