Chapter 1: From Sydney to why me? December 1996

Shortly after his diagnosis, Tom takes a three week trip to Australia with his oldest friend, Harvey. The pair travel the country and spend a memorable New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Tom uses the holiday as a chance to clear his head, and learns how his medication affects him.

Chapter 2: From Shakes to Ladders, Spring 1999 (15:44)

Three years since his diagnosis and now taking around 20 pills a day, Tom decides he needs to embrace a new, positive outlook on life with Parkinson’s. He decides he should fight the condition head on, but wonders how best to do this.

Chapter 3: From Daft Idea to Awful Reality, January 2002 (29:30)

Tom has an idea to walk around the coastline of Britain, thinking that progress around the coast could lead to progress towards a cure, and Coastin’ is born. With a team of commercial and philanthropic partners gathered, plus inspirational PR support from Helen, the framework for Tom’s challenge is now in place.

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