When Thomas Markle received bad news about his health earlier this month, he immediately texted someone close to him to let them know. The 81-year-old had been admitted to hospital after one leg swelled up and turned black. “Going to lose the leg today,” he wrote. The message was not sent to his son, Thomas, […]
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Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson’s felt ‘humilated’
Journalist and former BBC presenter Mark Mardell was left feeling “humiliated” after he was told he could not board a Turkish Airlines flight due to having Parkinson’s disease and no doctor’s report. The broadcaster was unaware of this requirement and was shocked when he could not board his flight home from Istanbul to Gatwick. “Let’s […]