About Us - Nick Willson

By Nick Willson   Sunday, 15. February 2004  

Nick leads an active life and enjoys circuit training, Jive dancing and loves adventure sports and trekking. He was diagnosis with Addison's Disease in July 1996, following an Addisonian Crisis triggered, in part, by his participation in a 3-peaks walking challenge. 

Nick joined the ADSHG in December 1996, soon after being diagnosed with Addison's Disease. He has found the group invaluable in learning more about the condition and its day to day management.

In February 2001 he developed the initial website for the group, containing some basic information, links to other Addison's groups and the Addison's Owners Manual in electronic form.  Since then a new site (this site) has been designed and developed with the help of others on the Editorial Team. Nick has no formal training in web development and develops the website in his spare time but enjoys the challenge and continuous learning opportunities it provides. Read more...

Nick leads an active life and enjoys circuit training, Jive dancing and loves adventure sports and trekking. He is particularly interest in learning how to manage Addison's within an active lifestyle and recently walked the Inca Trail in Peru which involved trekking for 8 hours a day at altitudes of 3600 and 4200m.