Community Stories

If the Paralympics has inspired you to get fit and exercise, our latest competition with brand partners BAM Clothing will help you look good doing it. BAM Clothing are offering one lucky Purpl Member a £100 gift card so whether you’re ready to start running, taking up yoga, or walking is more your thing, BAM […]

Watching the Paralympians take to the track in Paris can be inspiring, but not all of us can be professional athletes. However, exercise can play an important role for many of us when it comes to managing our symptoms. Whilst Purpl member, Jay Marie Ashby has no plans to go for Gold in the Paralympics, […]

Watching TeamGB’s best Paralympians on show in Paris is enough to inspire us all to get healthier! Our community knows how important it is to listen to their body. Purpl and Randox Health is giving our members the chance to win a Discovery Health Check – valued at £195. This comprehensive Discovery blood test covers all […]

Three years ago, Purpl member Toby Richardson’s life changed forever – but he hasn’t let it slow him down. In fact, he’s getting faster and aiming for future Paralympic glory. We managed to grab Toby for a quick chat about his story and ask him some questions about his aims to be a gold winning […]

Hello, I’m Claire and I have MS. My journey to diagnosis took approximately 9 years. I began with numb legs and arms which would come on periodically then go. You may recognise the uniform I’m wearing but may not recognise that I’m actually sat in the engine of a 747 aircraft and you certainly won’t […]

X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder that primarily affects males, as it is caused by mutations in genes located on the X chromosome – meaning that females are usually carriers of the mutated gene but do not typically exhibit symptoms themselves. The condition leads to progressive degeneration of the light-sensitive cells in the […]

Deep Oscillation therapy, developed by Physiomed Elektromedizin AG in Germany, is a clinically proven, electrostatic therapy which carries an international patent. This article talks you through how Deep Oscillation therapy works and how it can be beneficial for people with long term health conditions. If preferred, you can listen to audio of this article by […]

I was born with a visual impairment. Some members of my family have a rare genetic condition that results in us having detached retinas, glaucoma, cataract, poor night vision and sometimes, like in my case, really poor peripheral vision.  Because of this, I’ve been around braille my whole life, there wasn’t a time when a […]