On Wednesday, January 6, the RTL4 program Koffietijd will feature the Parkinson's article from the December issue of Santé. Annelien shares her experience of being diagnosed with this condition—often seen as an 'old people's disease'—at just 33 years old.
Koffietijd frequently highlights stories from leading magazines. This time, it's Santé's in-depth look at Parkinson's disease.
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In Santé's December issue, Annelien recounts her diagnosis at age 33. As a doctor herself, she never imagined Parkinson's could affect someone so young.
"Three months earlier, my father had been diagnosed with Parkinson's. Jokingly, I said to him, 'You'll see I have the same as you.' But really, I never thought I could. Even as a doctor, I did not know that this disease also occurs in young people. I knew a teacher at Erasmus University who had it. He was old, bent over, shuffling and trembling through the corridors. That was my picture of Parkinson's. So when my current neurologist told me what I was suffering from, I was shocked. I didn't feel sick at all. Later I discovered that if you put a thousand Parkinson's patients in a row, they all have a different symptom. So it was still possible…"
Read the full story in the December issue of Santé and tune into Koffietijd on RTL4 this Wednesday, January 6, at 10:00!
