I don’t know how many of you watch the soap Emmerdale well I will give you an up-date.
Eric Pollard has just been told that he has “Parkinson’s” his reaction was what most of us have been/going /gone though. He pushed his partner away saying that he no longer wanted her around the house. Eric just could not accept what he had been told, His grandson who works at the local surgery had found a letter and it goes on from there, I will not tell any member to watch it but he would be nice to know our it spills out.
I am so glad this soap have brought up the illness so Emmerdale ITV most nights 7 30
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It will be interesting to see how they portray Parkinson’s. Hopefully it will educate people.
HI Bridge yes!!! it is going to be interesting, I am with you all the way
Personally it’s not a storyline I’m particularly looking forward too. I have PD around stage 3, so lately as more things present difficulties, this Emmerdale storyline brings the grim reality home, of what I’m trying not to ponder on too much!
Good for carers though as they will learn what they may have to deal with, but I watch TV to relax and escape reality.
It’s important though that it’s made clear in the storyline that the symptoms and severity each person can have is varied, and that just because the Eric character gets a particular one, viewers should not assume that they will get the exact same symptom and to the same degree.
Hi phil63 i agree with most things that you are saying. I have had PD since 2010 and like you I am in stage 3. The reason that I posted the comment was because you hear a lot about other illnesses, but PD as far as I know has never been mentioned.
Update on Eric in Emmerdale Soap!!!
Well he still is finding it hard to accept that he has PD. He was supposed to go to a meet-up of a PD group, instead he just sat in is car tears running down his face, He is now telling friends that he has PD. but is he still trying to convince himself or others? he told Rodney who was working at the cafe, and Rodney treated him like leaper, this is just my opinion of how i see Eric an actor with PD I will keeping adding to my views. Watch this space.
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An update on Eric Pollard from Soap Emmerdale,
It is now a while since Eric off Emmerdale found out that he had PD. Update Eric found out when in bed, he had froze, he could not move, next you see him at his GPs having a argument with the receptionist I think what the production team are trying to say is that people with PD get very fustrated, if you watched Emmerdale Soap it would be nice to read other members views, PLEASE do not take Eric’s portray to heart, as we are all different. PD is like a game of chess there are lot of moves.
I think the portrayal of PD by Eric on Emmerdale is quite poor and overly exaggerated.
I totally understand the frustration aspect experienced by both patients and carers (my husband has PD and Lewy Body Dementia) but Eric’s display of this is just way over the top.
I think newly diagnosed patient’s will be unduly alarmed by Eric’s portrayal of some PD symptoms.
You took the words right out uf my mouth Tea Time, like you I also find Eric’s display going over the top. If any one watches this and just been diagnosed with PD it must be very frightening. Maybe some one from PD UK could have a quite word in the producer’s ear. Many thanks for your reply maybe some one from ITV is taking the time to read some of these post,
Hi did anyone see last night’s (13/11/2024) episode of Emmerdale? It showed one the characters (Eric Pollard)who has Parkinson’s in the soap having a “freezing” episode whilst in bed & I thought it was acted & described very well by Christopher Chettal the actor it also showed him shuffling down th…
Morning Nufcash yes!!! I thought that Christopher Chettal acted and described it very well, I have had small episode’s ““Freezing”” eg feet wont move. but the other morning about 2 00am I could not move from my chest at all. At the time about 1-00am i had got up to visit loo, so not to wake hubby I had made my way back to the sofa. It was very frighting, as we are in a bungalow I shouted my hubby but could wake him, my phone was just behind me, It took a while but when I got it. I just keep ringing the house phone. Now we are in a 2 bed small place and we have 2 landlines which I just keep ringing still hubby did not wake, In the end (I had near me our rubber touch and with this I just keep banging on the floor. We have wooden floors, After about uh quite a while not knowing what to do I phoned 111 the man was great he put me at ease and told me not to worry, by this time my hubby had woken up, I am not saying too much but my hubby should have been a nurse, since then I have had another episode. The worst thing is you don;t know what to do.