Speaker notes have been posted quite a bit after the meeting, but the information is so excellent as to be worthy of a late post. Notes follow the original meeting announcement. LADIES, while we were all putting our umbrellas up and down and being honored and feted on Mother’s Day, the month of May slipped by […]
Tag: Women with Parkinson’s Disease
Information geared specifically to women living with Parkinson’s Disease.
March (ing) and Other Steps to Good Health
After one of our periodic social lunches, we had a very worthwhile visit from physical therapist, Ellen Krasniak, Clinic Director of Physiotherapy Associates in Ashburn, Virginia. A member who had benefited from her services recommended the group invite her in. We’re so glad we did! Points she made: Gait issues : A metronome (or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sleep Well? Sleep Much?
Sleep Much? Some people can sleep anywhere, anytime. We’re not all that lucky, however. Come share your story Wednesday, June 3rd.
Standing on the Sandy Knoll
Credit given to our members who generously attended, shared and added to the discussion, despite having lost their spouses. It couldn’t have been an easy meeting for them but they were gracious and their comments were valuable. THIS MEETING had at its core, the hot truth of the subject of caregivers. They are for the […]
