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 […]
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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 […]
The First WWPD Fall Workshop – Planning Stages
I have had a few opportunities/challenges in the last few weeks, ones that require skill-sets I lack. What I have learned is that people in this Parkinson’s community are sharp, have had vast experiences to bring to any table, are generous with their time and talents and are delightful people to be around. Our July […]
FDA Approves New Deep Brain Stimulation Device
From the FoxFeed Blog , FDA Approves New Deep Brain Stimulation Device Posted by Maggie McGuire, June 16, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it had approved another deep brain stimulation (DBS) device for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The Brio Neurostimulation System from St. Jude Medical works in […]
Parkinson’s Disease and Sleep Issues
I hope to see as many of you as possible at our meeting this week: Wednesday, July 1st 1pm – 2:30pm Same church in Reston, VA (New to us? Contact us for exact location.) Come be our experts on the issue of sleep – you know, that thing others do while you wait for morning. Well, […]
Women’s Conference
From Margaret DeJesus, of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: I just wanted to share with you and your colleagues, that applications are now open to attend the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s (PDF) first PDF Women and PD Conference, which brings together women leaders to learn about gender differences in PD, including sexuality and emotional health, and to […]
Looking at Life from Both Sides
We were blessed with a wonderful speaker at our June meeting, Susan Infeld. Susan is a registered nurse in the field of Faith Community Nursing and is a member of the Pastoral Care Team at the church where we meet. Faith Community Nursing (or Parish nursing) is an American Nurses Association specialty practice […]
Sleep Well? Sleep Much?
Sleep Much? Some people can sleep anywhere, anytime. We’re not all that lucky, however. Come share your story Wednesday, June 3rd.
Standing on the Sandy Knoll
Credit given to our members who generously attended, shared and added to the discussion, despite having lost their spouses. It couldn’t have been an easy meeting for them but they were gracious and their comments were valuable. THIS MEETING had at its core, the hot truth of the subject of caregivers. They are for the […]
Service Dogs for People with Parkinson’s?
If you’ve been around me this week, you know that I’m taking care of my son’s dog while he and his wife are away. This is a very mellow dog under most circumstances. I mean, look what he’s wearing! But that ‘s for another blog. This morning, I was feeling pretty “parky”. My balance wasn’t […]