Indeed, science is beginning to reveal that positive attitudes, community involvement, physical activity and social interactions are all beneficial for people living with PD.
The exhibition features Bernie McGrath and some of his paintings. A former successful commercial agent Bernie has reinvented himself and became a dedicated painter.
He applies an eclectic mixture of techniques to create his artworks: “I am always looking for different methods of application from using traditional instruments such as brushes and palette knives to water pistols and even the garden hose.”
With much sad news about people being diagnosed with PD, we think it’s time to talk about the brighter side of living with the condition.
Come and visit the exhibition and talk to some exceptional people about the impact of being positive when diagnosed with PD.
We have a latest addition to the team – a dashboard doll! Yes, these wobbly figures that you could find on many car dashboards in the 1970’s and beyond. We wanted to produce something that had an entertaining feel to it and that reminded people living with Parkinson’s Disease as well as their loved ones to be positive. So when we brainstormed ideas about an object that people could purchase we came up with the dashboard doll.
One of the people that are living with Parkinson’s Disease and that have completely re-invented themselves is Bernie. He is an inspiration to many others, becoming a passionate artist after closing down his real estate business when he was diagnosed with the disease. Bernie also loves music and has a good sense of humour. We told him about our plan to create wobbly dashboard dolls and he just loved it. He offered to be the model and that’s how our Bernie dashboard doll was born! Our focus is to raise awareness for the disease, and this event at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research is one of many campaigns that It’s Not Funny initiates. Please support our efforts by buying a Bernie Wobbly Doll or ordering a book or simply just give a donation.
This book raises public consciousness about Parkinson’s Disease. It is a photographic portrait of some of the people who are living in a positive way with the disease and stands as a testament to those who want to leave a positive message for others who feel at a loss because of their illness.
In the spirit of a community action your pre-order will make the book possible. The funds will go towards photography, design and printing and you will be rewarded with an exhibition, book and having created greater awareness of the disease. We have started photographing people and they are now part of this website.
It’s Not Funny is a community action – the “people’s voice”. We are a gathering together of those touched by the disease. This means we work with you and you work with us to get our message out there. To be truly effective we are also uniting ourselves as one voice to lobby Government for better support.
Parkinson’s Disease is recognised as one of the worst degenerative illnesses but it is not considered a national health priority even though the cost burden was $6.8 billion in 2005. There are 80,000 people with the disease and this is expected to treble to 240,000 by 2033. 20% of sufferers are early on-setters – that is, in their 50s or younger.
This is the Summary of the 2007 Access Economics report:
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