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Photos. The France Parkinson Committee learns dragon boating with the Drag'lionnes de Belfort

Photos. The France Parkinson Committee learns dragon boating with the Drag'lionnes de Belfort

  • An invigorating walk on the forges pond.
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  • The Drag'lionnes ladies have prepared the boat.
  • Flexibility exercises before departure.
  • We choose our paddle.
  • The bow of the dragonboat was lost after the first few paddle strokes! Fortunately, it floats and was easy to recover.
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  • Michel Mikalski is a Parkinson's patient, a fine photographer and today determined to sail.
  • The moment of boarding is always a little stressful.
  • Fred the helmsman gives the final advice: “Don’t get up in the boat!”
  • Very quickly, the pleasure of spinning like the wind splashes the participants.
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  • Physical activity is essential to maintaining a good quality of life.
  • The experienced Drag'Lion ladies lead the ship.
  • Annie Pruniaux is a drummer.
  • She carries the team to the beat of her drum.
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  • The tour of the Forges pond will be followed by a picnic.
  • To conclude, a day resolutely focused on the pleasure of living.

There were about fifteen of them, Parkinson's patients or caregivers, boarding a strange skiff, with a fabulous prow shaped like a dragon's head. They were piloted by the Drag'lionnes, who are fighting breast cancer.

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