Baltic Rally for Parkinson's Disease
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- Ken Bardsen
- Collecting for:
- The Parky Challenge
Baltic Rally for Parkinson's Disease
15 Years ago my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease which is a neurodegenerative condition – an illness that affects nerve cells in the brain that control movement. Parkinson’s is progressive, which means symptoms appear gradually and slowly get worse. There is no cure as yet. The work done by the EPDA is essential to helping him and others live with this debilitating disease as well as possible.
My best friend, John Thompson, is coming from Australia to join me on this Baltic Sea Circle Rally adventure. The journey will include visits to my father in central Sweden, the farm he grew up on in northern Norway, and the place he was born on the Norwegian/Russian border. The trip will also include visits to Lofoten, North Cape, Murmansk, St Petersburg and Riga. The rally constraints are "No GPS and no highways". It's going to be challenging and fun!
Everything you donate here goes directly to the EPDA. We are self-funding our entire rally.
Please contribute generously to this great cause, and follow our progress on our blog. www.daidahaid.tumblr.com
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Ken Bardsen donated 15 €
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Ken Bardsen
Thank you all for your kind support for this cause. I am overwhelmed by your generousity, it means so much to me! The trip is done, we made it there and back successfully. -
Sumo Live donated 50 €
Mooi doel voor een mooie rit.
Good luck on your journey back. See you when you get home.
Hey Ken, Thank you so much for opening up your home to us, we've been following your trip through Jackie. All the best with the rest of your trip, it looks epic! Regards Jamie and Savannah
Great cause and looks like a terrific trip. Well done to both of you
It seems Parkinson is introduced in my family and it's terrifying to see how it affect someones life. We wish you, John and Boris a great adventur without need to visit to many "Parkings...". Say hello to you father.
Good luck Ken. Hope that old Volvo makes it :-)
Have fun on the trip! We wish you a save journey.
Great cause! Best wishes to your dad and have a fantastic trip. The Aussie Thompsons
A goal should scare you a little and excite you a LOT. Joe Vitalr
Enjoy the trip for a great charity. I’ll look forward to a few pictures.
Good cause.
John, a well deserved getaway after all the amazing things you have been doing at the tennis club. Thank you so much for all of your support and best of luck on this rally - I hope you got a medical :) Keep him safe Ken, we need him back home!
Have a great trip John - great to see you joining your friend for such a wonderful cause
Good Luck and have fun John!! Collect stories and take photos to share back home
All The Best. Great course and journey. Harri Makela
Blessings to your Dad
A worthy cause
I suffer from Multiple System Atrophy which is a subset, more aggressively progressing form of Parkinson's. Neither has a cure and robs the patient of the basic functions of daily living. Blessings to your father and safe travels to you and navigator.