Happy New Year!
Several Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for January 2016. Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you.
Do you need to know the support group meeting location, day/time, contact info, and how to RSVP if required? Please refer to the Stanford Parkinson’s website for all Northern and Central California support groups.
Stay dry,
Robin Riddle
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Lodi
Monday, 1/4, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Don Allen, Canine Companions for Independence
Topic: Service Dogs for Different Needs
RSVP?: No.
Placerville
Monday, 1/4, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: John Grippe, LVN, care manager, Harlow’s Help at Home, Placerville
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco YOPD (Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease)/UCSF
Tuesday, 1/5, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: Maya Katz, MD, neurologist, UCSF
Discussion Topics: PD Medications and Non-Medication Therapies
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. Email Monica Volz.
Soquel (Santa Cruz County)
Wednesday, 1/6, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speaker: Steven Roberts, MD, urologist, PAMF Santa Cruz
RSVP?: No.
Chico
Wednesday, 1/6, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speakers: Scott and Julie Corporon, Corporon Law
RSVP?: No.
Redding
Friday, 1/8, 1-3:30pm (speaker 1:30-3pm)
Guest Speaker: Shasta Senior Nutrition Program
Note: January meeting location is at SSNP, Mercy Oaks campus, 100 Mercy Oaks Dr.
RSVP?: No.
Eureka
Friday, 1/8, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker: Michelle Remy, person with PD and artist
RSVP?: No.
Fresno
Saturday, 1/9, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Cong Zhi Zhao, MD, movement disorder specialist, University Neurology Associates, UCSF Fresno
Topic: Updates in PD
RSVP?: No.
Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 1/11, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Terry Adair, DDS, retired
Topic: Nutrition for PD Patients
RSVP?: No.
Bakersfield (Kern County)
Tuesday, 1/12, 2-4pm
Guest Speaker: Monte Leighton, family service counselor, Hillcrest Memorial Park
Topic: End-of-Life Planning
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto/YOPD (Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease)
Tuesday, 1/12, 6:30-8pm
Discussion Topic: Sleep
Note: See group leader’s list of TED talks, other online videos, and articles to review.
RSVP?: Yes, requested if this is your first time attending meeting. Contact group leader Martha Gardner at least a day before meeting.
Palo Alto/Avenidas
Wednesday, 1/13, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Narayan Brach, clinical psychology graduate student, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium
Topic: Applying Mindfulness in Coping with the Stress of PD or PD Caregiving – Neuroscience Research and Skill Building
RSVP?: No.
Millbrae/Magnolia
Thursday, 1/14, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Evaldo dal Poggetto, opera singer
Topic: Voice strengthening through voice training by singing
RSVP?: No.
Stockton
Thursday, 1/14, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Robert Halliwell, PhD, pharmacologist, University of the Pacific
Topic: Update on Stem Cell Research at UofP
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco/UCSF DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Thursday, 1/14, 6-8pm
Program: National Geographic’s “Brain Surgery Live” program
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. Email Monica Volz.
Sonoma/Vintage House
Friday, 1/15, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Vanessa Kettler, balance and fall prevention expert
Topic: Building Better Balance
RSVP?: No.
Walnut Creek
Saturday, 1/16, 9am-Noon (guest speaker 11am-Noon)
Guest Speaker: Dave Iverson, journalist
Topic: Building Hope – Addition in the Face of Subtraction
RSVP?: No.
Carmichael/Post-DBS Class (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Monday, 1/18, 10am-Noon
Topics: New year’s resolutions to engender motivation. Pre- and post-DBS neuropsychological issues.
Discussion Facilitated By: Linda Trettin, PhD, neuropsychologist
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. Call group leader Linda Trettin, PhD, 916-453-7942.
Lincoln
Tuesday, 1/19, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Marsha Kilian, RYT, Yoga for Living with Parkinson’s, Rocklin
Topic: Yoga for PD
RSVP?: No.
Auburn
Tuesday, 1/19, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Kimberly Lanni, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist, Valley Psychological Center, Roseville
Topic: Psychosocial Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Villages
Tuesday, 1/19, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Peter Lin, MD, movement disorder specialist, Valley Parkinson Clinic, Los Gatos
Topics: General overview of PD, and wearable technology research
RSVP?: Yes, required, if you are not a resident of The Villages. Call group leader Alice Pratte, 408-223-8033, well in advance of meeting as your name must be put on a list of those authorized to enter this gated community.
Sunnyvale DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Wednesday, 1/20, 1:30-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Salima Brillman, MD, movement disorder specialist, The Parkinson’s Institute, Sunnyvale
Topics: Medications and Treatment Agents in PD
RSVP?: No.
Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 1/21, 10am-Noon
Guest Speaker #1: EMT/firefighter
Topic #1: What we need to know to help their job if they ever need to respond to our emergencies
Guest Speaker #2: Sheri Hoffman, attorney
Topic #2: Wills, trusts, and estate planning
RSVP?: No.
Merced
Thursday, 1/21, 10am-Noon
Guest Speaker: Ann Baucom, travel agent and owner, Merced Travel
Topic: Traveling with Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Davis
Thursday, 1/21, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Kelly Ward, Fall Prevention Lady, Sacramento
Topic: Fall Prevention
RSVP?: No.
Berkeley
Saturday, 1/23, 10:30am-Noon
Guest Speaker: Han Lee, MD, movement disorder specialist, Kaiser
Topic: Your Circle of Care
RSVP?: Requested. Call Ann, 510-832-8029, or email PD Active Forum.
Napa YOPD (Young Onset PD)
Sunday, 1/24, 3-5pm (guest speaker from 4-5pm)
Guest Speaker: Chrystallyn Lewis, AbbVie, PD patient advocate program
RSVP?: No.
Fremont
Monday, 1/25, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker: Sue Buff, PD California Network
RSVP?: No.
Mill Valley (Marin County)
Tuesday, 1/26, 1-3pm (program from 1-2pm)
Program: “Charlie Rose Brain Series,” episode on Parkinson’s Disease (and Huntington’s Disease), aired June 14, 2012
RSVP?: No.