While our next meeting is on April Fools Day, this is not a trick. Our next meeting will highlight travel. We finally have winter behind us and our minds can drift to travel, whether it be a cruise, a car trip to visit family far away, a beach or foreign travel. YOU ARE […]
Parkinson’s Disease- Causes, Management, Treatment and Research
As part of our topic, How to Get the Most of Your Neurologist Appointment”, we were fortunate to be able to have Dr. Nicole Dietz speak to our group. She was very informative, generous with her time and patient with our questions. She said she’d be happy to return and we would warmly welcome her […]
Coming Up: Meeting on March 4th with Dr. Nicole Dietz
We are very excited that Dr. Nicole Dietz will be speaking at our next meeting on March 4th. What an opportunity to learn more about managing your PD medical experience in such an intimate setting with a neurologist. While I asked her to address how to make the most of our neurologist appointments, I’m sure there are other […]
What Would You Ask A Neurologist if You Had a Chance?
Most people with Parkinson’s Disease visit their neurologist every 4 months or about 3 times a year (see how I did the math? Impressive,right?). Of course, you sometimes need a visit in-between but these are the planned for appointments. My question is how do we make the most of our regular appointments? Specifically: • How […]
Thanks to Parkinson’s Disease
A warm sunny day greeted our February support group meeting. The gathering was just as welcome as the weather and we covered a wide range of subjects and concerns. First, though, I want to acknowledge the growth of our numbers. With four new members attending this meeting, our rolls have swollen to twenty!! I take, however, the mixed attitude […]
February Meeting – The Blessings and Challenges of Relationships
Our February meeting is fast approaching! Since our January meeting was cancelled due to predicted bad weather, hopefully February 4th will be a dry and sunny day. It’ll be good to get together again. Just in case the weather isn’t great, we have permission to use our meeting room the following Wednesday (the 11th) at 1pm. In […]
New Breakthroughs in Parkinson’s Medications
Some good news! Two new Parkinson’s disease medications have just been approved by the FDA. Here are links to read more. The one pump version, Duopa, has been used in Europe since 2004. It works by by-passing the stomach and going right into the small intestine. There are a couple very good explanations in the […]
WWPD Lunch Cancelled Today
Good Morning! We are canceling lunch today to err on the side of caution. The next meeting is the regular scheduled meeting on February 4th.
Talk at Tall Oaks by local author, Karl Robb
If you have the time before our noon lunch next Wednesday, don’t miss an opportunity to hear Karl Robb’s presentation. Its about 10 minutes from our restaurant. Note that they’re requesting an RSVP.