

Only a few Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for December 2016. (Most don’t meet or have holiday parties instead.) Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you…
Half Moon Bay
Thursday, 12/1, 3-4pm
Guest Speakers: Assistants of Evaldo dal Poggetto, voice coach and
retired opera singer
Topic: Voice coaching
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 12/2, 10am-noon (program starts about 10:20am)
Program: Two separate discussion groups of those with Parkinson’s and
caregivers
RSVP?: No.
Placerville
Tuesday, 12/6, 1:30-3pm
Program: Discussion topic – updating your home for safety (plus some
holiday celebration)
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco Young Onset PD
Tuesday, 12/6, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: Paul Larson, MD, neurosurgeon, UCSF Neurosurgery
Topic: Gene therapy study
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. Email Monica Volz.
Lakeport
Monday, 12/12, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Phil Myers, group leader
Topic: Briefings from World Parkinson Congress talks on nutrition and PD
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto/Avenidas
Wednesday, 12/14, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Nina Poletika, LMFT, psychotherapist, Palo Alto
Topic: Coping with Loss and Parkinson’s – Challenges for the Person
with PD and Family Members
RSVP?: No.