Author: womenwithparkinsons

The Women with Parkinson’s support group began September 2014. Many of you have been here since that inaugural meeting. Many of you joined over the next few years. I attended my first meeting in September 2015 but had met some of you at lunch the month before at the Italian restaurant in Reston. Food was […]

At our next Just-Us Share Time meeting on April 5, we will be talking about gratitude. Does counting your blessings help you roll with the punches? What gets you through a rough day? What are you grateful for? Looking forward to seeing everyone! In the meanwhile, some resources that may be of interest. If you are […]

At our March 1 Just-Us Share Time meeting, we talked about Aging with Parkinson’s. There were a dozen or so of us who were able to attend. Our dates of diagnosis ranged from 2006 to 2013 and our ages from mid-fifties to mid-eighties or so.  We all agreed on the progressive nature of Parkinson’s disease and aging, and that some signs […]

At our March 1 Just-Us Share Time meeting, we are going to talk about Aging with Parkinson’s. Aging affects our bodies and our minds. Parkinson’s affects our bodies and our minds. Aging is a progressive, degenerative process. Parkinson’s is also progressive and degenerative.  Sometimes there’s a clear line distinguishing the two. Changes like wrinkled skin […]

We welcomed three new attendees to our February 1 meeting, an informal Q & A with our guest speaker, Dr. Randolph Stephenson, Neurologist at the Neurology Center of Fairfax. Dr. Stephenson began by talking about Dr. Linda SIgmund, whose neurology practice he took over when she retired in 2012. Dr. Sigmund, a physical therapist prior to attending Georgetown […]

I am looking forward to our upcoming meeting on Wednesday, February 1st, beginning at 1:00 pm with our guest speaker Dr. Randolph Stephenson, Neurologist at the Neurology Center of Fairfax. The meeting topic is Everything You Always Wanted to Ask About Parkinson’s.  We have put together a few questions to begin the Q & A with Dr. Stephenson. […]

Our February guest speaker is Dr. Randolph Stephenson, Neurologist at the Neurology Center of Fairfax, who will join us for a Q & A. Dr. Stephenson has been in practice since 2009 and specializes in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. He completed his movement disorders fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Parkinson’s Disease Disorders […]

Our January guest speakers from Independent You were Joanne McCarty, Executive Director of Clinical & Care Management Services, and Diana Gilbert, Geriatric Care Manager. Independent You is a care management and home care services company providing services for older adults who wish to maintain their independence and remain in the comfort of their own homes. […]

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season. Looking forward to our first meeting of the new year, which is less than a week from today. Our guest speakers this month are Mary Beth Crosson and Joanne McCarty, co-owners of Independent You, a care management and home care services company providing services for older adults […]

For our upcoming December meeting, we are planning a holiday lunch. RSVPs requested by December 1. Bring Your Own Lunch! We talked about a number of food options for the holiday lunch at our last meeting. To make this as simple as possible for everyone–because who needs additional stress in their lives, especially this time of year—each of us will […]