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    Parkinson Pete's Poems: A Collection of 20 Illustrated Poems
    Parkinson Pete's Poems: A Collection of 20 Illustrated Poems
    Parkinson Pete's Poems: A Collection of 20 Illustrated Poems
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    Parkinson Pete's Poems: A Collection of 20 Illustrated Poems

    By Philip Ferguson Jones and Janet Royle

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    This collection of illustrated poems provides a mixture of serious and humorous poems on the subject of Parkinson's Disease. It is hoped that they will give some insight in to living with the condition and amuse and entertain those involved with, or affected by, Parkinson's Disease such as patients, carers, relatives and clinicians. There are twenty poems, each illustrated by a black and white pen cartoon drawing, covering a range of themes relating to Parkinson's Disease. The book has been compiled by Janet Royle, a physiotherapist, who specialised in elderly care treatment including Parkinson's Disease.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateSep 10, 2013
    ISBN9781483690391
    Parkinson Pete's Poems: A Collection of 20 Illustrated Poems
    Author

    Philip Ferguson Jones

    The author is a retired doctor who has suffered from Parkinson's disease for 9 years. He lives in the northeast of England. He worked as a hospital doctor specialising in anaesthesia and critical care but had to retire early due to Parkinson's Disease. He has written this collection of poems, some humorous and some serious, to give readers an insight into living with Parkinson's Disease.

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      Book preview

      Parkinson Pete's Poems - Philip Ferguson Jones

      PARKINSON

      PETE’S POEMS

      A collection of 20 illustrated poems

      PARKINSON PETE

      Illustrated by PHILIP FERGUSON JONES

      Copyright © 2013 by Parkinson Pete.

      ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4836-9038-4

                      Ebook           978-1-4836-9039-1

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of Parkinson Pete’s Publications.

      Rev. date: 09/04/2013

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris LLC

      0-800-056-3182

      www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      Orders@xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      307623

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      1.   My Darling Dopamine

      2.   Poetry

      3.   Parkinson’s Explained

      4.   Celebrity

      5.   Mum and Dad

      6.   Chronicity

      7.   GP

      8.   Dr Jekyll

      9.   Ted

      10.   Miracle Cure

      11.   Rumour

      12.   Juicy Steak

      13.   PD Researcher

      14.   Side Effects

      15.   Living Statue

      16.   Old Tom

      17.   Substantia Nigra

      18.   Shaking with Laughter

      19.   PD Carers

      20.   Dreams

      FOREWORD

      The purpose of writing this book of poems is to try and give the reader some insight into the world of the Parkinson’s Disease patient. I have tried to do this with a mixture of humorous and serious poems so that the reader will be entertained and informed at the same time. I would like to acknowledge the enormous contribution of the illustrator, Philip Ferguson Jones, who has produced such wonderful illustrations, my daughter Anna Fargher who inspired me to write the book and gave me valuable assistance in drafting the documents and my wife Janet for her assistance in collating the book and sharing her life with me for forty years.

      My Darling Dopamine

      My

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