Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have
guest speakers or programs planned for November 2014. Here’s what’s
happening at a support group near you.
Need to know the meeting location, day/time, contact info, and RSVP
details (if an RSVP is required or preferred)? Please refer to the
Stanford Parkinson’s website for all Northern and Central California
support groups:
http://parkinsons.stanford.edu/support_groups.html (no www in front)
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Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
Saturday, 11/1, 1-3:15pm (guest speaker is from 1-2pm)
Program: Panel discussion on driving safely as we age. Panelists are
members of the transportation and mobility committee for the Area Agency
on Aging Advisory Council.
RSVP?: No.
Lodi
Monday, 11/3, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Eddie Ballesteros, senior ombudsman, DMV
Topic: Driving for Seniors
RSVP?: No.
San Andreas (Calaveras County)
Tuesday, 11/4, 10am-noon
Program: Break into two discussion groups — one for those with PD and
one for caregivers only
RSVP?: No.
Soquel (note new location for Santa Cruz group as of September 2014)
Wednesday, 11/5, 12:30-2pm
Program: Roundtable discussion featuring two couples living with PD –
what works and what doesn’t
RSVP?: No.
Chico
Wednesday, 11/5, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Adrienne Wrightson, fitness instructor, Inside Out
Exercise Studio, Chico
Topic: Standing and sitting exercises for PD
RSVP?: No.
San Lorenzo/San Leandro
Thursday, 11/6, 10-11:30am
Guest Speaker: David Blaschka, personal trainer
Topic: Fitness in PD
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 11/7, 10-11:45am (speaker starts around 10:20am)
Guest Speaker: Love Miller, CTAP outreach specialist
Topic: Review of current equipment and services available from the
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
RSVP?: No.
Visalia
Friday, 11/7, 10:30am-noon
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Fry, Medtronic
Topic: Deep brain stimulation for PD
RSVP?: No.
Fresno
Saturday, 11/8, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Jeri Williams, MD, movement disorder specialist, Bakersfield
RSVP?: No.
Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 11/10, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speaker #1: Love Miller, outreach specialist, California
Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
Guest Speaker #2: Ariane Chapple, fundraising manager, The Parkinson’s
Institute
RSVP?: No.
Lakeport
Monday, 11/10, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Carolyn Wing Greenlee
Topic: Meridian stress release for PD
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto Young Onset PD (YOPD)
Tuesday, 11/11, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker (first 15 minutes): Ariane Chapple, fundraising manager,
The Parkinson’s Institute. Then, open discussion.
RSVP?: Yes, if this is your first time attending. Email group leader
in advance.
Palo Alto
Wednesday, 11/12, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speakers: Steve Lai, MD, geriatrician, Palo Alto Medical
Foundation, and Ellen Stirling, MSN, palliative care nurse educator
Topics: Who needs a POLST? (the pink form) What’s changing in 2015?
RSVP?: No.
Oakland
Thursday, 11/13, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speakers: Kim Woolley and Simon Redmond, Rock Steady Boxing San
Francisco
RSVP?: No.
Millbrae (Magnolia)
Thursday, 11/13, 1:30-3pm
Discussion Topic: Sharing our experiences handling PD — good or bad —
and what we’ve learned from them
RSVP?: No.
Stockton (note: November meeting in North Clubhouse)
Thursday, 11/13, 1:30-3pm
Discussion Topic: Highlights of PANC conference and perhaps sharing
“Aware in Care” kits for new members
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco DBS
Thursday, 11/13, 6-8pm
Guest Speaker: Paul Larson, MD, neurosurgeon, UCSF
Topic: Gene therapy research
RSVP?: Preferred but not required.
Redding
Friday, 11/14, 1-3:30pm (group meeting is from 1-3pm)
Guest Speaker: Emily Durbin, DPT, physical therapist
Topic: LSVT-BIG therapy for PD
RSVP?: No.
Walnut Creek
Saturday, 11/15, 10am-noon (guest speaker is from 11am-noon)
Guest Speaker: Leslie Gillum, MD, neurologist, Neurology Medical Group
of Diablo Valley, Pleasant Hill
Topic: What you always wanted to know about PD
RSVP?: No.
Lincoln
Tuesday, 11/18, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Cathy Hirth, Right-at-Home
Topic: Laughter
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/The Villages
Tuesday, 11/18, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) representative
RSVP?: Required if you are not a resident of The Villages. Call group
leader in advance about access.
Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 11/20, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Michelle Nevins, executive director, Del Oro Caregiver
Resource Center
Topic: The caregiver’s role in Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.