Unscripted

Karen & Tony Johnson were classic childhood sweethearts... met before they were even teenagers, grew up in rural New Zealand, married young, established a family and farming business. Twenty-nine years into their marriage, Tony was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at just fifty-one years old.

This memoir tells the story of seven turbulent years as aggressive Parkinson's turned their lives upside down. Karen tells her story of caring for her soul mate through heartbreaking times with honesty and touches of humour. Her story highlights how soul-destroying advanced Parkinson's can be when paranoia, delusional thinking, and psychosis take over. Desperate days for both patient and caregiver. The overriding theme of ever-present grief weaves through the narrative as this couple lived with a deep love for each other and their family - and a strong foundation of faith and hope.