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EPISODE · May 17, 2016 · 6 MIN

LISTEN: Two #Derry men on living with young onset Parkinson's

from BBC Radio Foyle · host BBC Radio Foyle

Michael Stewart and Kieran Whoriskey from Derry are both living with early on-set Parkinsons. Michael, a father-of-two was 39 when he was told. Kieran was 26. The two knew each other from their school days but little did they know then it would be Parkinsons that would, later in life, bring them together. They're both now 40 and speaking out because they want others to know they're not alone. Elaine McGee has been speaking to them both and Kieran starts by describing what it's like to deal with a Parkinson's diagnosis when you're in your 20s:

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