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A former Dean of the medical school at the 探花视频 has walked 鈥榯he hard way鈥 up Britain鈥檚 highest mountain in aid of the University鈥檚 Parkinson鈥檚 research.
Emeritus Professor Rob Sneyd, who himself has Parkinson鈥檚, completed the Carn Mor Dearg arr锚t茅 route up Ben Nevis. Known among walkers as the 鈥榟orseshoe鈥 route, the climb is pathless, involves scrambling over rocks, and is far less trodden than the more visited tourist route.
Professor Sneyd said:
鈥淢aking my way up and down the steep slopes on dodgy, and sometimes loose, boulders was a pretty severe test of core stability, and thankfully Adrian (Taylor) kindly positioned himself immediately below me on the bits where I was most likely fall. Ben Nevis takes about four hours to climb, and as long again to descend, so neurologically I was running-on-empty. Parkinson鈥檚 plus loose rock isn鈥檛 a great combination, but I鈥檓 really pleased I got through it.
鈥淭he support so far has been great, and I鈥檓 very grateful to anyone who wants to donate to this really important cause.鈥
鈥淚t was wonderful to work alongside Rob when he was Dean, and his tenacity in managing his Parkinson鈥檚 post-retirement is fantastic. Intrinsic to our work is our person-centred approach and digital innovation, and all funds raised will ensure that vital work carries on to help and empower people with Parkinson鈥檚 to live well with their condition.鈥
Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and lead of the laboratory-based Parkinson鈥檚 Research Group, Edgar Kramer, added:
鈥淲e are so grateful to Rob and the team for choosing to support our work. When money comes from personal fundraising in any capacity, we ensure every penny is used to take the next steps, however small, as every piece of information could help us solve the puzzle of what causes, and can ultimately cure, Parkinson鈥檚. Thank you to everyone involved.鈥
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