Gavin Hastings presents an appeal on behalf of the Cure Parkinson's Trust, the only charity in the UK solely dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease. Founded by people living with Parkinson's, the charity funds clinical trials of potential new treatments to slow, stop and reverse the disease.

Gavin's wife Diane was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2003, aged just 39. Since then, the family have thrown themselves into fundraising activities. Every penny donated to the cause goes towards research into new treatments with the potential to cure this devastating and all-consuming disease, which can cause muscular pain, stiffness, slowness of movement and balance problems.

The charity's research work is an inspiration to people like David Sangster, who was diagnosed six years ago, when he was 29. Like the founders of the Cure Parkinson's Trust, he feels a sense of urgency about funding more research to try and find a cure. 'We use the term patient to describe people with Parkinson's and that's indeed what we're not. We're not patient! We need better treatments now! Better support to find a cure. Without the money to fund that, it's never going to happen'. Show less