Working Life: I've been living with Parkinson’s disease for the past 10 years 

Dr Noel Richardson, National Centre for Men’s Health Ireland, IT Carlow and HSE Health & Wellbeing

Dr Noel Richardson, National Centre for Men’s Health Ireland, IT Carlow and HSE Health & Wellbeing

7.15am

It’s more a crawl than a spring out of bed – 10 years of living with Parkinson’s disease has taken the edge off those fast-twitch fibres. Thankfully, my [prescription] Levodopa, a performance-enhancing drug,  kicks in pretty quickly and by the end of breakfast - cereals, fruit and yogurt - I’m beginning to feel wind in my sails.