January Events:

Tuesday, January 14
10am ET (9am CT, 8am MT, 7am PT)
Watch & Discuss: Supplements in Parkinson’s Disease: Goose Chase or Game Changer?
 
Tuesday January 28
7:00pm-8:00pm ET (6pm CT | 5pm MT | 4pm PT)
Carepartner/Caregiver Only Discussion: Anger, Irritability and Other Mood Changes

Watch & Discuss: Supplements in Parkinson’s Disease: Goose Chase or Game Changer?

Tuesday January 14
10:00am-11:30am ET | 9am CT | 8am MT | 7am PT

We will Watch & Discuss a recording (~ 55 minutes) from the PMD Alliance titled: Supplements in Parkinson’s Disease: Goose Chase or Game Changer? with Dr. Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH . After watching this recording, we will have a facilitated discussion. Here’s the description of the recording from PMD Alliance: Most supplements aren’t monitored by the FDA, so it can be hard for the average person to know if the evidence supports claims around supplements and Parkinson’s. Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH will discuss & help you understand common supplements used for Parkinson’s symptoms and the evidence behind them.

Carepartner/Caregiver Only Discussion:
Anger, Irritability and Other Mood Changes

Tuesday January 28
7:00pm-8:00pm ET (6pm CT | 5pm MT | 4pm PT)
* Note Time Change
 
This discussion is for caregivers/carepartners only. In February, a separate discussion of this same topic will be held for people with Parkinson’s. The genesis for this discussion came out of a Davis Phinney Foundation Living with Parkinson’s discussion from August 2024. You can view this discussion on YouTube https://youtu.be/3BBJVmJ0N9w?si=BFFFwPk2hYEqEvWw.
We will discuss coping with these emotions, strategies and tools, and more. Please join us for this conversation with fellow caregivers/carepartners.
 

Save the Date!
Q&A with Dr. Randolph Stephenson,
Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist

Saturday February 22
10am-11am ET | 9am CT | 8am MT | 7am PT
 
Join us in February for an opportunity to talk and hear from Dr. Randolph Stephenson from the  Neurology Center of Fairfax. Dr. Stephenson is a Neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease and is Movement Disorder Specialist.  We’re excited to provide a resource to our viewers that will help start your year with answers to your questions. Come with questions for the doctor or submit them ahead. 

Happening In Our Parkinson’s Community…

• February 22 – Virginia Parkinson’s Conference, Williamsburg VA, hosted by APDA Virginia – Register Now for Early Bird rate (until 1/24/25).
• April 12 – Virginia Education Day, Richmond VA, hosted by POP: Power Over Parkinson’s – Registration is Open!
• WHAT PARKINSON’S FEELS LIKE: A collection of illustrations by Barbara Salsberg Mathews inspired by descriptions written by people with Parkinson’s around the globe. Download for free here: https://parkinsonseurope.org/app/uploads/2024/10/What-Parkinsons-Feels-Like.pdf
• The Peddling for Parkinson’s is available at YMCA locations, learn more by viewing this flyer.
• Shenandoah University – Loudoun Campus is offering free SPEAK OUT! speech therapy for those living with Parkinson’s, in-person and virtual. Click here to see their flyer for more information or contact Myra Schatzki, Director of Clinical Education at myra.schatzki@su.edu or 540-665-4634.
• Parkinson’s Speech therapy via teletherapy in VA and DC – The University of Utah is a SPEAK OUT! Therapy and Research Center for the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia (DC) providing SPEAK OUT! voice therapy at no cost, contact them at 801-581-3506 or email speechpath@utah.edu.
• University of Reading has developed a new online group program that aims to improve participants quality of life and help them get back in touch with what is important. To learn more visit their website by clicking here.
• Power Over Parkinson’s has an extensive listing of programs in the Richmond area for exercise and education, visit their website for more information.
• Live in Maryland? MAPS has a very extensive support group listing on their website.
• 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.
• Sign up for PD Avengers TODAY! PD Avengers is the Global Alliance to End Parkinson’s Disease.