I thought I was just clumsy… but it was an early warning sign of Parkinson’s at 37: As cases of the devastating neurological illness surge in under 50s, the little-known symptoms younger people should never ignore

It was via a letter, slipped through the door on her 37th birthday, that Emma Karembo Cornthwaite first learnt of the diagnosis which would change her life.

Adventurous and a lover of the outdoors, Emma had spent years leading expedition groups, travelling across the world, and eventually, setting up a camping business in Lincolnshire with her husband Dave.

She was used to carrying bags and heavy objects – often for long stretches of time. 

So it had been confusing when, six years before, Emma’s grip suddenly slipped while leading a group of teenagers on a camping trip – sending the jerrycans she was

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