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We’re going to talk about shoes at our November meeting!   What shoes do you prefer to wear for walking, at the beach, when going out or getting dressed up? Have your preferences changed since your diagnosis? Do you keep your shoes on or walk barefoot inside the house? Do you have a specific brand […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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