I would just like to give you my experience of using Free Travel and Sunflower for Hidden Disabilities (Lanyard) Free Travel As I am diagnosed a number of years, I was entitled to apply for the invalidity pension as I had made the required social welfare...
This week sees the hot and dry weather continue across Ireland as high pressure remains in charge, with many stations across Ireland reaching heatwave criteria. Met Éireann has issued a nationwide Yellow High Temperature warning, as well as an Orange High Temperature...
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower available in Ireland. This means that people living with a hidden disability in Ireland will now have easier access to the Sunflower. People with non-visible disabilities will be increasingly supported as more businesses and...
Mary Casserly, and John Kernan, attended Leinster House this morning to hear a motion on the cost of Disability being brought before the Dail by Holly Cairns TD, Social Democrats. It is great to have our voices heard on the expenses we incur trying to manage this...
April was Parkinson’s awareness month and EOPD.ie was very active and vocal in raising awareness for Parkinson’s and in particular living with early-onset Parkinson’s. Follow the links below to listen to two of the radio interviews that happened with...
My initial decision In early 2021 I determined that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) was the best option for me in the continuous battle with PD (Parkinson’s Disease). I was diagnosed in 2011 at the age of 44 and by 2021 my main symptom, tremor, was getting to be...
Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease (EOPD With so much industry talk of health and wellbeing in the context of indoor air quality, it is easy to forget that other health-related issues also impact the sector. These vary from injury-causing accidents in the workplace to...
https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/Biomedical/ArtMID/4092/ArticleID/8596/preview/true We are all familiar with the image of a space shuttle crew in their pumpkin orange survival suits surrounded by a swarm of tech support personnel making their...
