Let’s Talk about Advocacy:
Why, Where, and How
Tuesday, October 10th
10am ET – 11:30am ET
(9am CT, 8am MT, 7am PT)
 

How do you advocate for your care? Come, listen, and share as we discuss the importance of advocating for yourself and your loved ones. Bring your experiences and tips to share with those living with Parkinson’s and carepartners, family members, and others to this facilitated discussion.

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In Our Parkinson’s Community…

• Marymount University’s PT Program is conducting a research study and recruiting study participants to measure the impact of climbing on physical and psychosocial measures of people with PD. To learn more about study, visit their website.
• PMD Alliance is looking for people to take their brief survey and tell them about your experience on your Parkinson’s journey.
• Thursday October 5th | First Thursday at 4:45pm ET – Talk with a Doc with Dr. Timothy Leichliter – hosted by Parkinson Foundation Western PA.
• Friday, October 6, 2023 | Within Our Reach: Managing Parkinson’s in a Digital World | 2023 UMD Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center’s annual symposium – register today here.
• Tuesday, October 10 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Virtual Support Call for Family Caregivers Caregiving Over The Holidays – for more information and to register, visit here.
• October 10, 2023 – 7:00 PM EDT | Speaker Series: When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned | hosted by Young Onset Parkinson’s Network – register for this event via this page.
• October 15 – 2023 Symposium Research in Parkinson’s – What’s New from Maryland Association for Parkinson Support (MAPS) For more info and to register, visit this page (in person)
• Dance for Parkinson’s program at George Mason University – In-person classes Fridays at 1pm this Fall. To learn more and register, visit their webpage here.
• Dance for Parkinson’s program at James Madison University – JMU has in-person and Zoom online classes. For more information about this program, visit their website here.
• Veteran’s with Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease (online) through Richmond VA/PADRECC, for more info, download this flyer!
• SPEAK OUT! Online Home practice sessions are available each day at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT from Parkinson Voice Project.
• The World Parkinson Coalition has posted playlists of videos from the World Parkinson Congress WPC2023 on YouTube.
• TheQuiver.org is a website that publishes books or artwork created by people who have Parkinson’s. The purpose of thequiver.org is to inspire people with Parkinson’s to continue to pursue their creative outlets.
• Share your voice sign up for PD Avengers TODAY! PD Avengers is the Global Alliance to End Parkinson’s Disease.