Why do we need to beg for funding, Mr Harris?

It can be hard to swallow when you have Parkinson’s disease writes Paula Gilmore. You may have a tremor in one hand or down one side of your body. It’s difficult to control the blister strip, to get a grip on the right spot and push a tablet out of the aluminium foil.

Then there’s the challenge of holding a glass of water steady enough to fill it with water, to get the tablet and water into your mouth. After that you have to try to swallow that tablet down.