Emma Lawton goes back in time to consider what she learnt from her parents and how her upbringing has shaped her fearless confidence.

Four years ago, just as Creative Director Emma’s company was redesigning the Parkinson’s UK website, Emma was diagnosed herself with Young Onset Parkinson’s. She was aged just 29. Yet Emma has gone on to do more in those four years than she ever expected to achieve in a lifetime. Her journey has taken her from an unexpected diagnosis to winning CharityComm’s Inspiring Communicator of the Year Award 2015, featuring in a BBC television documentary and articles in magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, reaching out to other young women. Last year she published her first book ‘Dropping the P Bomb’ sharing her experiences of receiving the bombshell that was her Parkinson’s diagnosis.

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