Women With Parkinson's Disease

I am not sure where summer has gone, but here it is August 13th and before we know it, our September meeting date will be here. A number of women have contacted us over the summer months about our group and expressed interest in attending our meetings.  We look forward to meeting you and extend […]

Thank you to everyone who came to our June meeting. It was good to see everyone. There were a few lunch order issues and apologies to those who were affected. Appreciate your understanding. I am going to blame it on Parkinson’s.  As Dr. Rogers said at our April Meeting, Parkinson’s can be blamed for almost […]

A reminder email has gone out to all current members about our upcoming meeting on Wednesday June 5, from 1.00-3.00 pm.   We are planning to have our traditional June luncheon. We need a response (this week if you can) to help with room set-up and food planning.    Please respond by emailing womenwithpd@gmail.com and select […]

Our June meeting is going to be so much fun! Wednesday, June 5   1.00 – 3.00 p.m.   We traditionally have a luncheon in June since it’s our last meeting until September. (We do not meet as a formal group in July and August.)   This month’s lunch will be delivered by Corner Bakery.  If […]

April showers bring May flowers and the first Wednesday of the month heralds the arrival of our next meeting. Date: Wednesday May 1 Time: 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. Topic: Could a cluttered life and house be a sign of poorly controlled symptoms? The Parkinsons Diva, Maria De Leon, thinks so and writes about it on […]

Our April speaker was Dr. Sean Rogers, board certified neurologist and one of the two movement disorder specialists at Inova Medical Center. By way of a self-introduction, Dr. Rogers said that he and Dr. Falconer are the Directors of the Movement Disorders Program at Inova, which they started three-and-a-half years ago after completing the Fellowship Program […]

Great seeing everyone at yesterday’s meeting. I thoroughly enjoyed our guest speaker, Dr. Rogers. He has such an encouraging, confident, and knowledgable bedside manner! Look for a recap of all the information he shared with us over the next few days. In the meanwhile, wanted to post all these wonderful articles and resources shared by […]

Excited to announce that Dr. Sean Rogers, Neurologist and Movement Disorders Specialist at Inova, has confirmed his attendance at our meeting tomorrow—Wednesday April 3. Dr. Rogers launched the Inova Movements Disorders Program with Dr. Falconer in 2015.   He will begin speaking promptly at 1.00, so plan to arrive 15 minutes prior.   BIO  Dr. […]

I don’t know about you, but I am ready for flowers, foliage, and warm spring days. April cannot arrive too soon! Our April meeting information: Date:  Wednesday April 3 Time:  1.00 PM – 3.00 PM Topic:  Could a cluttered life and house do be a sign of poorly controlled symptoms? The Parkinsons Diva, Maria De […]

Our March meeting was an open discussion on relationships and how Parkinson’s has affected them, for better or for worse.  Overall relationships with our children, for those of us who have children, are the most difficult. Travel can be challenging and anxiety-inducing, the stress exacerbating our symptoms and making meds less effective. Many of us […]