I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Fast on the heals of that big event is another – the December meeting of Women with Parkinson’s Disease support group. Just to remind you: Date: Wednesday, December 3rd Time: 1 – 2:30pm For location, contact the group. Topic: We all know that stress is hard on […]
Category: Peer Support
Listening, counseling, aiding and support other people facing similar challenges.
Snow!
We’re supposed to get a light dusting of snow tonight. No, we don’t have to abandon our cars yet, but it did remind me that we should discuss winter weather . As a general rule, our meeting location is closed when Fairfax County Public Schools are closed. So if you hear the schools are closed, you’ll […]
November Meeting – Depression and Other Symptoms
This, our second meeting, had some surprises. The chief one was that, although the number of women attending was about the same, this meeting was the first for half of the attendees. Our numbers are growing but not everyone can make every meeting. The second surprise was our spacious new meeting place. It was comfortable […]
November Meeting Reminder
I hope everyone is looking forward to our next meeting on November 5th from 1 – 2:30pm.. I’m excited to tell you that we have a permanent “home” and its pretty centrally located. Shoot me an email or give me a call if you need the location. I tried mapping everyone’s address and it seems […]
We Meet At Last
Finally! It’s the day of our first meeting. Attendance was what we hoped for, about 9 people. The hostess had a table in her lovely home that we all fit around. As the inaugural meeting, certain things had to be done. We introduced ourselves to each other and shared our PD history. Immediately, members found […]
What We Are Not and What We Can Offer
Coming into our first meeting, we need to set our expectations. It’s important that we have similar views on what our group can be. Each one of us who latched on to the possibility as soon as they heard of the group’s creation sees what we can be. The most important commitment should be to confidentiality. If […]
Inaugural Meeting Date Set
We’re excited to announce the first meeting of the Women With Parkinson’s support group! The date is set for October 1st from 1-2:15 pm at the private home of one of our members. In the meantime, we will be seeking out a regular meeting place based on where group members live and their transportation situations. […]