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Welcome - I'm Mark and this is Music For Parkinson's.

If you're new here, this page will help you get your bearings.

This blog is about music and Parkinson's, ordinary life, and the strange, frustrating, sometimes funny moments that come with all three.

I'm a musician, band manager, record label owner and writer. In 2022 Parkinson's joined the list - uninvited, unhelpful, and occasionally ridiculous.

I write to:

• make sense of the disease
• share the reality of living with it
• support others going through the same
• and raise awareness in a way that’s human, not clinical

The posts are free, honest, sometimes raw, sometimes light-hearted. If you're living with Parkinson's - or love someone who is - I hope you'll find something here that resonates.

These are the posts that readers return to again and again - the ones that best capture what this blog is about.

1. A post that looks dark at first glance, but isn’t. It’s about real events, real fear, and real perspective. It’s one of the most-read pieces on the site.

832 - missing the show

This may at first sight be a morbid and negative blog today. It’s not. Quite the reverse in fact and driven by real events in my life this week, yet I would hope it’s thought provoking for all the right reasons. You perhaps know that in my role with Rocksector

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2. A week of interruptions, humour, and the everyday chaos Parkinson’s brings. A reminder that sometimes you just have to laugh.

Old grey and white underpants

It’s been a mixed week at Appleton Towers but one that ended on some kind of high. It started with interruptions, the like of which can occur when you work from home. It goes with the territory. Following the trip to see Toyah as described in my previous blog, there

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3. A spontaneous trip to Grasmere — and a reminder that even with Parkinson’s, moments of peace still exist.

Helm Crag

Lynne & I decided at very short notice to take a trip to Grasmere, our favourite spot in the Lake District. We had been waiting for a while for my ankle/Achilles situation to improve and seized the chance once it came along. Grasmere is by no means the biggest of

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I don’t post on a strict schedule — Parkinson’s doesn’t do timetables — but when I do write, it’s because something has genuinely moved me, annoyed me, amused me, or taught me something worth sharing.

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Every post has a comments section. You’re welcome to share your own experiences, frustrations, victories, or questions. This isn’t just my story — it’s a place for anyone affected by Parkinson’s to feel a little less alone.

Thanks for being here.Whether you’re a fellow sufferer, a family member, a friend, or someone simply curious about the realities of Parkinson’s, I’m glad you found your way here.

Let’s walk this marathon together — one honest post at a time.