Category: Parkinson’s Disease

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 […]

Our meeting is next Wednesday, September 8, at 1:00. Looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming a few new members to our group. We are still planning to meet in person with precautionary measures to comply with our meeting facility, Fairfax County, and CDC recommendations and requirements to be as safe as we can. Having said […]

Our theme this year is Back-to-Basics. With all we have experienced over the past year-and-a-half, it’s a good time to return to the notion of living life fully again. What does that mean to each of us, apart from and along with our Parkinson’s journey?  September 8th heralds a new meeting year and a time to reunite […]

Our June 2 meeting was one full of sharing: what’s going on in our lives, what makes us feel fulfilled, our hobbies, our interests, and our passions. We also shared thoughts and ideas regarding upcoming meetings. We do not meeting during the summer months. Although meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month, our […]

Our next meeting is Wednesday, June 2, at 1.00 p.m. Our June meetings have traditionally been more social and usually include food! There is no guest speaker scheduled for June and there has been some discussion about meeting in person, outside, and bringing our own lunch. We don’t meet in July and August. We will […]

Please join us for our next meeting, Wednesday, May 5, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm via Zoom. Next Wednesday is also Cinco de Mayo, a day traditionally celebrated with parties, parades, music, dancing, and food. While we can’t provide the food, our guest speaker Kim Brooks, in the spirit of fun, laughter, and movement, will lead […]

We welcomed Shirlea North, PT, DPT, GCS, CLT, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist, and Clinical Director of Rehabilitation at Virginian Rehabilitation & Wellness, Inc, to our April 7 meeting via Zoom. A physical therapist who has worked with many people with Parkinson’s over the years, Shirlea has noticed the frequency of […]

Please join us for our next meeting! Date: Wednesday, April 7 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm via Zoom  Speaker: Physical Therapist Shirlea North Topic: Parkinson’s disease: the “Other” symptoms (including pelvic floor dysfunction) Zoom link will be sent out the day before the meeting. Please plan to log on 10-15 minutes early from a private area of […]

We welcomed Dr. Hannah Walters, MD, Neurologist/Movement Disorder Specialist, to our March 3 meeting via Zoom, who spoke about dyskinesia and dystonia in Parkinson’s disease. DYSKINESIA are movements outside of tremor, what Dr. Walters called, “the paradox of too much movement.” Dyskinesia is involuntary and uncontrollable, some times exhibiting as erratic and writhing whole body movements, […]