I hope what I’m doing will inspire fellow sufferers

difficult to deal with. “When I have to walk like a robot or lose my voice, my world feels intrinsically smaller,” Alex says.

“It really affects my confidence to be a part of society because I don’t want the world to see my symptoms.

“I know others with Parkinson’s feel this way, too.”

It is this feeling that drives Alex to continue with his epic fundraising adventures around the globe.

He says: “Being physically restricted at times has taught me to be resilient.

“That doesn’t stop me feeling angry but I use that anger and hatred for Parkinson’s to do positive things, such as raising money for research.

“This disease can zap your self-worth but you can keep doing what you want to do, even if it means finding an alternative way of doing it.

“I have hope in better treatments for Parkinson’s being discovered. “I have hope of living a fulfilled, happy and comfortable life.

“But mostly, I hope that a fellow Parkinson’s sufferer will see what I’m doing and gain the confidence that they need to stand up and continue living their life”