April Meeting is This Wednesday

Meeting Reminder Wednesday, April 6th 1pm -2:30pm Contact Us for Meeting Address Reston, VA — ​​Featuring our guests, Karl and Angela Robb. Karl will have copies of his book , “A Soft Voice in a Noisy World” but is also happy to sign copies that you bring with you. Please return any borrowed books you’ve […]

New Ways to Get in the Game

I think nearly everyone either gets the Neurology Today magazine, whether it is delivered, picked up at the doctor’s office or read online. But I wanted to draw special attention to the article in the February/March 2016 edition entitled, “Try This at Home”. It discussed clinical trials, especially the difficulty getting volunteers. There are new ideas […]

Miserable Day, Great Meeting

Last Wednesday, we gathered together, a spirited group of hearty souls. It wasn’t a wintery cold day, but the rain was coming down in buckets, making driving a hazard and walking, just miserable. For that reason, I was pleased to see 12 friendly faces walk through the door. This was our second no-speaker session in a […]

Priceless Time

What a great meeting we had today!  With no outside guest speaker, and the holidays behind us, it was time to keep the meeting members only with a freeform conversational flow.  Topics ranged from medications old and new as well as what is coming down the pike.  Some time was spent discussing the possibility of […]

New Year’s Resolutions

Its that time of year, ladies, time to consider whether you are content with the status quo in all areas of your life, or whether you would like to see change happen.  Sometimes, we set bold, large goals like losing a substantial amount of weight.  But sometimes, they are smaller, quieter goals like smiling more or working […]

Sad news

I lost a dear friend this week. I dedicate the Parkinson’s Walk on Sunday to her memory. I’ve written and rewritten a memorial and each time its either been too personal or too cold. If you want to know more about her, you can read the post, “Losing Herself”, on the WhyNotMeBlog.