Dr. Sughrue has very generously provided us with her own notes from our May meeting. I transcribed but its possible to hear wrong or state incorrectly what is presented. People with PD don’t always multi-task very well. So I encourage you, if anything sounds odd or contrary to what’s been told to you before, I […]
Aging Well With Parkinson’s Disease
Well, we aren’t getting any younger, let’s face it. And thanks to new research on Parkinson’s Disease, we’re living longer with new pharmaceuticals and an increased understanding of what happens to a person who has this disease. But now that we’re living longer, what can we expect from the aging process? How will we […]
Healthy Aging and PD…and a poem
Ode on Growing Older My body’s aching and I can’t ignore That I’m more comfortable sleeping on the floor Could you speak up? You’re hard to hear. I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with either ear. I have to use the bathroom a hundred times or more As soon as I leave the bathroom,I’m running back through […]
April Meeting Today
Just a reminder of our meeting on April 5, please join us for our guest speaker,Trisha Stotler, of Insight Life Services. Check her out on the web at http://www.insightlifeservices.com .She will be talking about meditation, one of the complementary methods of treating our symptoms. Studies have also shown that meditation can help prevent or delay dementia ,especially when practiced […]
February Meeting Reminder
Our February meeting is next Wednesday. This is one of those meetings that give truth to our group name – support group. Rather than have a speaker come , we share our experiences and knowledge with each other in mutual support . What is the subject this month? When its group only, I usually pick a starter […]
Dear Fellow Members…Thanks for the Support
What I really enjoy about our group is that it truly is a “support ” group ready to share knowledge, information, ideas and tricks they’ve learned along the way with each other. its easy, over time, to become more of a speakers’ bureau but when ours leaned a bit too far in that direction, members […]
Speech and Yoga
SPEECH AND YOGA Summary of Presentation by Melanie-Joy Dorn, Speech-Language-Pathologist,Fair Oaks Hospital to the Women with Parkinson’s Disease, September 6, 2016. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It was a small but lively, upbeat group of women who showed up for the first of our programs. Our special guest for month was well-known and respected Speech-Language Pathologist Melanie-Joy Dorn. […]
Nilotinib – An Encouraging Move
Donna called me this morning with more on the progression of nilotinib research to PD treatment. Nilotinib is currently used for chronic myelogenous leukemia , a cancer of the white blood cells and early studies showed it as promising, Now, Georgetown University and its researchers announced there will be a collaberation between the Michael J. […]
Progress to Report on nilotinib
I’m trying hard to get back into fighting shape after a summer that left little time for it. Have you wondered, as I have, what the progress is on any of the new “miracle treatments” for Parkinson’s? I’m not one to sit at the computer for long periods every day checking for new research. So […]
A New Year for W WPD Begins
Parkinson’s Foundation of the National Capital Area Update Wow, has this summer flown by! I can’t believe it’s already time again for the Parkinson’s Foundation of the National Capital Area’s annual Walk-Off Parkinson’s Fund and Awareness Raising Event. This year’s Walk will be on September 18th in Washington, DC at Nat’s Park, home of the […]