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 […]
Category: Women with Parkinson’s Disease
Information geared specifically to women living with Parkinson’s Disease.
October : Women’s Fitness, Exercise Benefits
(Contributed by Guest Poster, Sandy. Thanks to her for filling in while I took care of personal matters.) For those of you who couldn’t be at our October 7th meeting, we missed you! A wonderful speaker, Joy McLaughlin, a PT at INOVA Fair Oaks hospital gave a talk on exercise for women with PD. She […]
Missing October
My apologies for missing the meeting on October 7th. I was, and remain, at my mother’s bedside as she comes to the end of her life. Undoubtedly, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. This month was highly anticipated by my husband and I, filled as it was with activities and plans. […]
Inosine, Rytary, Alpha-synuclein…Oh, My!
If you aren’t familiar with the subjects listed in the title, you must have missed the September meeting. Look at all you missed! It was wonderful to be back together. We had a full agenda, including a visit by neurologist Drew Falconer, MD. Dr. Falconer and his partner, Sean Rogers, MD, along with […]
what’s wrong with me? by Dr. De Leon
This interesting article tells the tale of neurologist Maria De Leon, as she fought to discover her own diagnosis. We can probably all relate with her path of discovery for answers. The difficulty of diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease is obvious here, when even a neurologist struggles like we did. Dr. De Leon is also the author […]
September Meeting Agenda Makes it a No-Miss Event
Is September 2nd marked on your calendar? It is the first fall meeting of the Support Group and we’re kicking it off with a bang. We’ll start with a catch-up session to see how everyone is. Then at 1:30, Dr. Drew Falconer will join us to talk about our “favorite” disease – Parkinson’s. Dr. Falconer […]
Looking Forward to Fall
What an exciting summer it has been, working on the planned fall seminar for other affected women in search of a support group that’s right for them. Since the group took August off, most of the effort has been by email or small groups. Someone told me that it was important that the group participated […]
The First WWPD Fall Workshop – Planning Stages
I have had a few opportunities/challenges in the last few weeks, ones that require skill-sets I lack. What I have learned is that people in this Parkinson’s community are sharp, have had vast experiences to bring to any table, are generous with their time and talents and are delightful people to be around. Our July […]
Parkinson’s Disease and Sleep Issues
I hope to see as many of you as possible at our meeting this week: Wednesday, July 1st 1pm – 2:30pm Same church in Reston, VA (New to us? Contact us for exact location.) Come be our experts on the issue of sleep – you know, that thing others do while you wait for morning. Well, […]
Women’s Conference
From Margaret DeJesus, of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: I just wanted to share with you and your colleagues, that applications are now open to attend the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s (PDF) first PDF Women and PD Conference, which brings together women leaders to learn about gender differences in PD, including sexuality and emotional health, and to […]