'Dance with Parkinson's group gives us new spark'

A woman who has Parkinson's and is cared for by her husband says dance sessions for patients has "given us a new spark".

Jacqui Pannett, 71, said the classes help her feel "peaceful" because other people in the group experience similar symptoms to her, including tremors and fatigue.

On Friday, she and her husband Richard performed in a Dance for Parkinson's group at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, to celebrate World Parkinson's Day. She said: "It's the best medication we could have had to move us along."

Rachael James, who runs the sessions, said the group helped people "forget about the illness".