Lara Tompkins was only 33 and had just given birth to her first child when she discovered she had Parkinson’s disease. While distressing enough in what should have been a joyous time, the lack of any tailored support for a young woman - let alone a new mother - made it a traumatic period. Here, Lara discusses why bespoke support for younger women is needed, why provision for young people with Parkinson’s needs to be less of a postcode lottery, and how Deep Brain Stimulation has gone on to change her life As a first-time mother, feelings of being overwhelmed, uncertain about what to do after such a huge adjustment in life, are completely common.  But for Lara Tompkins, that life-changing moment - and its accompanying euphoria, amidst the many challenges that accompany becoming a parent - was compounded beyond what most of us could comprehend by a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.