Craig Paterson, an RAF paramedic from Lincolnshire, appeared on ITV's Deal or No Deal and won £18,700. He donated a portion of his winnings to Cure Parkinson's, a charity close to his heart after being diagnosed with the disease at 39.
A Lincolnshire dad has raised thousands for a charity close to his heart after appearing on ITV's Deal or No Deal. Craig Paterson, who worked as an RAF paramedic at Cranwell, filmed season two back in July 2024 in Maidstone, with his episode airing last month, in November 2024.
Craig, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease when he was just 39 years old in 2020, felt going on the show would be a great way to raise awareness of the illness in younger people and also help raise some money for the charity. The dad from Leasingham left the show £18,700 richer after his big win and he has donated a portion of this to charity. The 42-year-old said: 'I made a promise that I would finish my classic Mini off that I have had for 26 or 27 years. I vowed to use some of the money to finish that off and also to donate some to Cure Parkinson's.' Craig was featured in the 12th episode of the second season. During the show, host Stephen Mulhern said to Craig: 'You said at the top of the show about you suffer with Parkinson's, if you don't mind me asking, how do you know it's coming on?' The paramedic replied: 'I first noticed when I was sending emails in work that my left hand doesn't seem to be working as well as it used to sending emails, and then I started losing my voice a bit, and started getting a bit weaker. You'll notice I'm quite monotone, that's another symptom. 'Obviously being a paramedic I was aware of what the symptoms were of Parkinson's so off I went to the neurologist at 39 and got diagnosed.' He went on to share how he hopes to donate some of his winnings to Cure Parkinson's, a charity he described 'amazing'. Craig has been working with the RAF for almost three decades and is continuing to work as an NHS paramedic out of the Boston Station. However, Craig was almost on our screens last year. He said: 'I was on season one last year but I didn't get to play, so I was in the wings. That was filmed July last year and then it aired in November
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