The Shake It Up Show

On this week's episode we speak to Christine Jeya, who has previously been on the podcast to tell her Parkinson's story, to tell us about her experience getting into the research space, and about the travel grant she has been awarded from Shake It Up to attend the World Parkinson’s Congress in 2026!

You can find Christine's youtube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristineJeya

And you can read her paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40801231/

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! Fundraise or donate this April to help Shake It Up propel progress towards a Parkinson’s cure. Head to https://parkinsons-awareness-month-2026.raiselysite.com/ to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.
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Om this week's episode we speak to the amazing Gary McKitterick-Gillett, founder of Trek ready Himalayas, who Last April led 19 Australians on a life-changing trek to 5,416m in the Himalayas, raising $52,000 for Parkinson’s research. In April 2026, Gary is aiming to take it to the next level with 40+ trekkers and a $100,000 fundraising goal.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! Fundraise or donate this April to help Shake It Up propel progress towards a Parkinson’s cure. Head to https://parkinsons-awareness-month-2026.raiselysite.com/ to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.
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On this week's episode we speak to Linda Bateman, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019 and recently took part in the Snowy Mountains fundraising trek, along with her son Nick.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! Fundraise or donate this April to help Shake It Up propel progress towards a Parkinson’s cure. Head to https://parkinsons-awareness-month-2026.raiselysite.com/ to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.
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On today's episode we speak to Tania West, who has been fundraising for Shake It Up in honor of her father and doing whatever she can to see more money go into Parkinson’s research.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On today's episode we speak to Jimi Suen and Ashley Roles, who are both part of the Amaysim team who recently took on their own workplace Pedal for Parkinson’s challenge to raise money for Shake It Up.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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