Guy Deacon

Broschiertes Buch

Running on Empty

18,000 Miles Down Africa with Parkinson's

Beschreibung

At the age of sixty, and having lived with Parkinson's disease for over ten years, Guy Deacon CBE set out on one last adventure: to drive solo from his home in the UK 18,000 miles to Cape Town on the southern tip of Africa

Autor

Guy Deacon CBE joined the British Army in 1985. He spent 18 months in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the UN disarming and demobilising rebel forces, for which he was awarded an OBE; he was later awarded a CBE for strategic work as Colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps. Guy was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2010, but carried on working until the age of 57; he now has Stage 3 Parkinson's. As an ambassador for the Cure Parkinson's Trust and Parkinson's Africa, Guy has visited twenty-five African countries to spotlight the issues associated with Parkinson's disease in Africa. Guy lives in Dorset with his wife and their dog.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gemini Books Group Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 127mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9781802471885
• ISBN-10: 180247188X
• Artikelnr.: 70164253