Author: womenwithparkinsons

February heralds in Groundhog Day as well as our monthly meeting. This year, they both fall on the same day–the first Wednesday of the month. Let’s hope that legendary groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, awakens to a cloudy morning and can’t find his shadow. I know I’m looking for an early spring and warmer weather to come […]

Hope everyone is enjoying a safe, healthy, and joyous holiday season. I suspect I am not the only one whose plans were derailed by Covid and the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Dinner for thirteen became dinner for four when one of our invited guests tested positive the day before, keeping him and everyone he’d been around […]

Our December guest speaker was Physical Therapist, Joy McLaughlin. She has over 34 years of experience working in acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation, home care and for the last 12 years, outpatient neurological rehabilitation at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. In her talk, she covered the basics of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHEN and HOW about PT […]

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. It’s hard to believe December will be here in a few days, as will the date of our December meeting. MEETING DETAILS: Date:  Wednesday December 1 Time:  1:00-2:30 pm Guest Speaker:  Joy McLaughlin, Physical Therapist Topic:  Physical Therapy: Its Relevance to Parkinson’s Disease ** For Meeting Attendance—everyone meeting in-person […]

Dr. Drew Falconer, who has directed the Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center (IPMDC) for the six years it has been in existence, and Dr. David Whitney, who joined the Center two years ago, were our guest speakers. Both are board-certified neurologists and fellowship-trained movement disorder specialists. Dr. Falconer echoed our theme of back-to-basics, sharing […]

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our November meeting. Date: Wednesday November 3 Time: 1:00-3:00 pm Guest Speakers: Dr. Drew Falconer and Dr. David Whitney, Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center Topic: Movement, Motivation, Medication, and More. Living Our Best With Parkinson’s–Back to Basics For Meeting Attendance—everyone meeting in-person shall be MASKED throughout the meeting, FULLY VACCINATED, and not attend […]

Teresa Jackson was our guest speaker at our October 6th meeting. She shared with us that she’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019, when she was 55 years old. She discovered that aside from the diagnosis, she received very little other information. She’s incorporated her 35+ years of experience working in the medical field and […]

Looking forward to seeing those of you who can make Wednesday’s meeting. RSVPs to date: 14 YES: 4 NO. There is still time to RSVP! Date: Wednesday October 6 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm Guest Speaker: Teresa Jackson, Parkinson’s Aware in Care Ambassador Topic: Aware In Care kits, the Parkinson’s Foundation, and resilience, mindset, and thriving with a […]

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Date: Wednesday October 6 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm Guest Speaker: Teresa Jackson, Parkinson’s Aware in Care Ambassador Topic: Aware In Care kits, the Parkinson’s Foundation, and resilience, mindset, and thriving with a chronic disease. We will continue the discussion among ourselves afterward. For Meeting Attendance—everyone meeting in-person shall be MASKED throughout the meeting, FULLY VACCINATED, and not attend […]

There were twelve of us at our September 8 “Reunion” meeting. It was so great to see everyone and welcome a new member to our group.  I always have mixed feelings each time we extend these warm welcomes to newcomers. We are an exclusive group—you not only have to be a woman, you have to have […]