We all know that Parkinson’s Disease is considered a “designer disease” in that we each get our own unique version to deal with. As it says in the FoxFeed blog post,”Researchers are taking note of the variability and studying different causes and clinical appearance to develop new treatments.” Check out the webinar at Michael J. […]
Month: August 2015
September Meeting Agenda Makes it a No-Miss Event
Is September 2nd marked on your calendar? It is the first fall meeting of the Support Group and we’re kicking it off with a bang. We’ll start with a catch-up session to see how everyone is. Then at 1:30, Dr. Drew Falconer will join us to talk about our “favorite” disease – Parkinson’s. Dr. Falconer […]
News You Can Use from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Progress is being made in Preventing toxic protein clumps. Alpha-synuclein is the sticky protein that clumps in brain cells in Parkinson’s, and scientists believe that those clumps (called Lewy bodies) are toxic and lead to cell death. Because Lewy bodies likely play a primary role in disease progression and are seen in the brains of […]
Looking Forward to Fall
What an exciting summer it has been, working on the planned fall seminar for other affected women in search of a support group that’s right for them. Since the group took August off, most of the effort has been by email or small groups. Someone told me that it was important that the group participated […]