People Living With Parkinson’s Disease Complete Mannequin Challenge

A group of people living with Parkinson's disease have completed the Mannequin Challenge to raise awareness of the illness and it could be the most important videos of the challenge yet.

The video was posted on YouTube by Australian charity Parkinson's NSW, along with the caption: "For people with Parkinson's, life is their challenge."

The video has been viewed more than 62,833 times since it was posted to YouTube.

Watch it here...

The condition is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. This leads to a reduction in the chemical dopamine in the brain, which is vital for regulating body movement.

One of the most common symptoms of the condition is involuntary shaking of certain parts of the body, which can make standing still or completing some everyday tasks impossible

"An estimated 80,000 people in Australia live with Parkinson's, and approximately 700,000 people are directly impacted by Parkinson's as they care for or have a loved one with Parkinson's," Clare Audet from Parkinson's NSW told BuzzFeed.

The video ends with the line: "Until there's a cure, life is our challenge."

Poignant.

Featured image credit: YouTube / Parkinson's NSW

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James Dawson

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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