The Australian Newspaper has told the story of Actor, Anna Volska who has announced her diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease but also highlighted her participation in a disease modifying trial run by the Australian Parkinson’s Mission (www.theapm.org.au).
Anna Volska has worked extensively in theatre as an actor, director and teacher. While performing, she met fellow cast member John Bell who she married in 1965. In 1990 Bell and Volska founded Bell Shakespeare (https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au).
The Australian Parkinson’s Mission is supported by a federal government MRFF grant to establish a series of disease modifying trials to fight Parkinson’s.