Ladies, it’s cold outside. Let’s hope it warms up before our next meeting, which will be on Wednesday, February 6 at 1.00 p.m. Lindsey Vajpeyi will join us to help us understand Lewy Body Dementia, a topic she titles, “Lewy Who?” According to the Parkinson Foundation, cognitive changes such as (1) problems with focused attention and planning, […]
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Happy New Year 2019
We welcomed three guest speakers to our first 2019 meeting on January 2, a dynamic trio of Parkinson’s activists working to make a difference in our community. His keen sense of humor as evident as his initial dyskinesia, Karl Robb introduced himself by saying he was still in denial about his Parkinson’s diagnosis at age […]
Bowels and Bladders — Meeting Notes Update
Speaker notes have been posted quite a bit after the meeting, but the information is so excellent as to be worthy of a late post. Notes follow the original meeting announcement. LADIES, while we were all putting our umbrellas up and down and being honored and feted on Mother’s Day, the month of May slipped by […]
Lots of PD & community announcements
A wealth of information!
September Meeting Announcement
WHO: Women with Parkinson’s Disease Support Group WHAT: September, 2017 Meeting WHERE: Reston, VA WHEN: September 6 1pm – 3 pm WHY: YOU are our guest speaker! Since we took the summer off, we’ll start this fourth season off with a true support group meeting. Come visit with old friends as well as your new friends […]
June Meeting this Week – Hope to See You There
Last Meeting until September. Come join up for an actual support group meeting where the Guest Speaker is YOU! Well, ALL OF US! Bring your news and bring your questions. Also, we want to hear problems and possibilities with the portal. Peggy, the guru, will try to answer questions. Bring your device if you want. […]
Our New Addition
Just in time to mark the beginning of our 4th year of existence, our group has added to its membership benefits. Last week, we sent out word of a private forum on line where members can talk to members and hear others opinions, as well as share news, talk about research or even share a […]
Aging Well with Parkinson’s – Doctor’s Notes
Dr. Sughrue has very generously provided us with her own notes from our May meeting. I transcribed but its possible to hear wrong or state incorrectly what is presented. People with PD don’t always multi-task very well. So I encourage you, if anything sounds odd or contrary to what’s been told to you before, I […]
Aging Well With Parkinson’s Disease
Well, we aren’t getting any younger, let’s face it. And thanks to new research on Parkinson’s Disease, we’re living longer with new pharmaceuticals and an increased understanding of what happens to a person who has this disease. But now that we’re living longer, what can we expect from the aging process? How will we […]
Healthy Aging and PD…and a poem
Ode on Growing Older My body’s aching and I can’t ignore That I’m more comfortable sleeping on the floor Could you speak up? You’re hard to hear. I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with either ear. I have to use the bathroom a hundred times or more As soon as I leave the bathroom,I’m running back through […]