Diagnosed at 52
Danish politician and Parky advocate who never lets her condition define her. Elisabeth’s fighting spirit continues to inspire the community on her blog, Cure4Parkinson, and as a DJ on Radio Parkies, where she talks seriously about living with the condition (between jazz, rock, and 80s chart hits).
This is on top of her day job, representing Rudersdal in the Municipal Council in Denmark, where she was re-elected in 2017. Her days are full – but she still finds time for a game of ping pong, which she’s played since she was 12. Challenge her at your peril. ‘I am not an appendix to Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is an appendix to me.’
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Illustration by Romain Laforet