Veteran BBC and ITV presenter John Stapleton announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

The journalist, who has fronted Newsnight, Panorama, GMTV, and Daybreak, shared the quality connected Monday’s Morning Live successful a heartbreaking documentary.

Discussing his diagnosis alongside his son, BBC presenter Nick Stapleton, helium shared: “Speaking is however I’ve earned my surviving for the champion portion of 50 years, and it’s precise frustrating sometimes, peculiarly if radical are perpetually saying to you, ‘sorry, what did you say?’

“And you person to repetition yourself clip and clip and clip again.

“I’m reasonably pragmatic astir the imaginable of this getting worse. I effort to stay positive, due to the fact that what’s the constituent of not being [positive].”

The Parkinson’s UK website outlines implicit 40 symptoms associated with the progressive neurological condition. These symptoms tin see stiffness, slowed movement, mild cognitive and representation issues, slumber disturbances, and pain.

In the film, Nick, John's son, delves into however the household tin tackle challenging conversations regarding the diagnosis and navigate the accompanying difficulties.

Nick emphasised that it’s "early days for us" pursuing his father's diagnosis, noting that John remains "fairly independent" for now.

He continued: “But nevertheless I privation to commencement these conversations now, to get immoderate perchance hard topics retired successful the unfastened and marque it easier for aboriginal on.”

John besides reflected connected his mother’s conflict with Parkinson’s, noting that helium is facing immoderate of the aforesaid mobility issues she experienced.

The quality writer said 1 of the main problems she faced was her "inability to bash things similar unfastened a tin of beans oregon peel a potato", which helium is present experiencing.

Following their discussion, John said helium was looking to the future. He added: “The information that I've had an aboriginal diagnosis, the information that I've seen what happened to my parent firsthand is each a large bonus successful galore ways, due to the fact that it enables maine to look astatine it practically, realistically and program sensibly for the future.” The afloat movie is present disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer. If you, oregon idiosyncratic you know, person been affected by Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's UK connection confidential advice, accusation and enactment to those surviving with the condition, their families and carers. Contact their helpline connected 0808 800 0303 oregon sojourn their website for much accusation here.