Recently I was listening to a podcast on how to naturally increase dopamine in your body. The podcast was not directed toward those of us with Parkinson’s but to a wider, more general audience. The podcaster, a neuro-ophthalmologist, talked about the effect of low levels of dopamine on movement and motivation. I feel that dip […]
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September 10th Meeting Announcement
I’m a little behind on our website and posting September’s meeting announcement after we’ve already met. My intent is to bring the website up-to-date. Seems like a good place to start. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: What a beautiful week we are having as the end of August heads into September. I’ve been running on slow mode—don’t we […]
Our February Meeting Notes, Thoughts, and After Thoughts
Our guest speaker in February was Lindsey Vajpeyi, Director of Education and Outreach at Insight Memory Care Center, who spoke on Lewy Body Dementia. She began by defining and differentiating it from normal aging forgetfulness, then talked about Parkinson’s disease dementia. She provided a summary of her talk. Click on LBD Review handout to access a PDF […]
Upcoming March Meeting and Lots More
How has Parkinson’s affected your relationship(s) with your spouse/significant other, your children and grandchildren, siblings, parents, relatives, or close friends? Come join us on Wednesday, March 6, from 1.00 P.M. – 3.00 P.M. for an open discussion on how Parkinson’s has affected your relationships, for better or for worse, with those near and dear in […]
Isn’t She Terrific?
I love doing the blog for WWPD but my eye issues have really made it a challenge. I was grateful when a fellow traveller offered to help me get it back up to date and make it a more vigorous instrument for all of us- those who make the meetings, those who can’t, future speakers […]
“Lewy Who?” Our February Speaker
Ladies, it’s cold outside. Let’s hope it warms up before our next meeting, which will be on Wednesday, February 6 at 1.00 p.m. Lindsey Vajpeyi will join us to help us understand Lewy Body Dementia, a topic she titles, “Lewy Who?” According to the Parkinson Foundation, cognitive changes such as (1) problems with focused attention and planning, […]
Happy New Year 2019
We welcomed three guest speakers to our first 2019 meeting on January 2, a dynamic trio of Parkinson’s activists working to make a difference in our community. His keen sense of humor as evident as his initial dyskinesia, Karl Robb introduced himself by saying he was still in denial about his Parkinson’s diagnosis at age […]
Bowels and Bladders — Meeting Notes Update
Speaker notes have been posted quite a bit after the meeting, but the information is so excellent as to be worthy of a late post. Notes follow the original meeting announcement. LADIES, while we were all putting our umbrellas up and down and being honored and feted on Mother’s Day, the month of May slipped by […]
Lots of PD & community announcements
A wealth of information!
September Meeting Announcement
WHO: Women with Parkinson’s Disease Support Group WHAT: September, 2017 Meeting WHERE: Reston, VA WHEN: September 6 1pm – 3 pm WHY: YOU are our guest speaker! Since we took the summer off, we’ll start this fourth season off with a true support group meeting. Come visit with old friends as well as your new friends […]