[garinda]

The day after I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, four years ago when I was thirty nine, someone I hardly knew gave me a cheque for a thousand pounds. They said I could do what I liked with it, and I couldn't refuse it, as they would be offended.

I did of course refuse the money, but when they insisted, I used the money on acupuncture treatment, which greatly helped the pain in my muscles.

Incidentally, the acupuncurist would only take half the normal fee, which with weekly treatments, over two years, was quite a considerable discount.

I'll never forget this kindness, and when people say that the world today is a worse place than in days gone by, they are wrong. There are still a lot of very good people, who perform acts of kindness without seeking reward.