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I posted a link to the Tremr blog on a Parkinsons Facebook group to ask if anyone else would like to contribute. Tricia was the first to respond and also the first to contribute her story. Tricia also suffers from Parkinson's Disease. Tricia posts under the username "On my knees". Many thanks to you Tricia!

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