Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for January 2017. Start off the new year right by attending 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.
What does it mean if a support group you sometimes attend isn’t listed below? It might mean that the group doesn’t have a guest speaker or specific program, the group doesn’t have its regular meeting this month, the group has a social event, or that the guest speaker info didn’t arrive from the group in time to be added here. Last but not least, it could mean that I messed up. If you are not a regular attendee of a group, it’s always a good idea to call the group leader to confirm the meeting! (See the link above for the group leader’s contact info.)
Happy 2017,
Robin Riddle
parkinsons.stanford.edu
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San Andreas (Calaveras County)
Tuesday, 1/3, 10am-noon (program starts about 10:30am)
Guest Speaker: Lucia Fanelli, instructor, Dance Moves Me for Parkinson’s
Topic: Dance for PD
RSVP?: No.
Placerville – meeting cancelled due to weather
Tuesday, 1/3, 1:30-3pm
Roseville
Tuesday, 1/3, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speakers: New York Life representatives
Topics: Smart things for your budget in the new year, and Medicare
RSVP?: No.
Soquel (Santa Cruz County)
Wednesday, 1/4, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speaker: Jerry Solomon, PhD, clinical psychologist, Santa Cruz
Topic: Understanding anxiety in PD
RSVP?: No.
Chico
Wednesday, 1/4, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker #1 (1:30-2:30pm): Kathy Gallentine, RN, Enloe Hospital Hospice
Topic #1: Hospice’s role in late-stage PD
Guest Speaker #2 (2:30-3pm): Shelley Von Berg, PhD, speech/language pathologist
Topic #2: Improving voice volume in PD
RSVP?: No.
Half Moon Bay
Thursday, 1/5, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker: Nick Mourlam, special events manager, The Parkinson’s Institute, Sunnyvale
Topic: What The Parkinson’s Institute has to offer
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 1/6, 10am-noon (program starts about 10:20am)
Guest Speaker: Laura Logsdon, RN, AbbVie, plus Caryl, a person with Parkinson’s, and caregiver Jeff
Topic: Duopa treatment for PD
RSVP?: No.
Visalia
Friday, 1/6, 10:30am-noon
Guest Speaker: David Moos, Assisted Senior Transitions, Visalia
Topic: Moving to assisted living or nursing care
RSVP?: No.
Lodi (different day for January meeting only)
Monday, 1/9, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Flores, ResCare HomeCare Services, Stockton
Topic: Differences between home care, home health, and hospice
RSVP?: No.
Lakeport
Meeting cancelled due to weather
1/9
Bakersfield
Tuesday, 1/10, 2-4pm
Guest Speaker: Leanne Morgan, Kern County Adult Aging Services
RSVP?: No.
Bakersfield (Kern County)
Tuesday, 1/10, 2-4pm
Guest Speaker: Leanne Morgan, Kern County Aging & Adult Services
RSVP?: No.
Pacific Grove (Monterey County)
Tuesday, 1/10, 3-4:30pm
Guest Speaker: Andrea Fuerst
Topic: Opportunities for exercise at the Sally Griffin Center
RSVP?: No.
Turlock
Wednesday, 1/11, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Yee Vue, program director, Valley Caregiver Resource Center, Fresno
Topic: Accessing PD caregiver resources
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto/Avenidas
Wednesday, 1/11, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Diana Blum, MD, neurologist, Peninsula Private Neurology, Menlo Park
Topics: The gut and PD. And how to work with your neurologist for the best care.
RSVP?: No.
Millbrae/Magnolia
Thursday, 1/12, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Seiyu Kageyama
Topic: Using acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine to treat PD
RSVP?: No.
Stockton
Thursday, 1/12, 1:30-3pm
Program: Discussion of additional info that could be valuable additions
to resource folders
RSVP?: No.
Redding
Friday, 1/13, 1-3:30pm (guest speaker 1:30-3pm)
Guest Speaker: Robert Ghelfi, MD, medical director, Northern California Stem Cell Treatment Center, Redding
Topic: Stem cell treatment
RSVP?: No.
Eureka
Friday, 1/13, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker: April Joyce, RN, Adult Day Health Care of Mad River
RSVP?: No.
Elk Grove
Fresno
Saturday, 1/14, 10am-noon
Guest Speakers: Gail Lansidel, Senior Resource Advisor, and Marie Espinola, Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California
Topics: Senior care options, counseling resources, and funding availability
RSVP?: No.
Berkeley/PD Active Forum
Saturday, 1/14, 10:30am-12:30pm
Guest Speaker: Chad Christine, MD, neurologist, UCSF Movement Disorders Clinic
Topic: Strategies to slow progression of PD
RSVP?: Yes to PD Active, pdaforum@pdactive.org
Fee: Suggested donation of $10
Lincoln
Tuesday, 1/17, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Jamee Horning, Seniors First, Placer County
Topic: Services for seniors
RSVP?: No.
Auburn
Tuesday, 1/17, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Renata MacIntosh, Rock Steady Boxing
Topic: Boxing for PD
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/The Villages
Tuesday, 1/17, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speakers: Nurse and social worker, Kaiser Palliative Medicine
Topic: Palliative care vs. hospice
RSVP?: Yes, if you are not a resident of The Villages. Contact Alice Pratte, group leader, 408-223-8033, at least 24 hours in advance to obtain community access.
Wednesday, 1/18, 10-11:30am
Guest Speaker: Kelly Ward, Fall Prevention Lady
RSVP?: No.
Sunnyvale DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Wednesday, 1/18, 1:30-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Freddy Silva, Rock Steady Boxing
RSVP?: No.
Elk Grove
Wednesday, 1/18, 10-11:30am
Guest Speaker: Kelly Ward, The Fall Prevention Lady
Topic: Fall Prevention
RSVP?: No.
Brentwood
Wednesday, 1/18, 6:30-8pm (speaker begins 7pm)
Guest Speaker: Jodi Barry, RYT, yoga therapist, Trinity Yoga, Brentwood
Topic: Benefits of yoga for PD. Includes some participation in chair yoga.
RSVP?: No.
Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 1/19, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Christy Adams, RN, trauma prevention coordinator, UC Davis
Topic: Matter of balance
RSVP?: No.
Merced
Thursday, 1/19, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Pamela Strange, CO, vision impairment specialist
Topics: What do you do with double vision and vision loss?
RSVP?: No.
Walnut Creek (Mt. Diablo)
Saturday, 1/21, 9am-noon (speaker 10:45am-noon)
Guest Speaker: Marta San Luciano Palenzuela, MD, neurologist, UCSF
Topics: Deep brain stimulation research, and highlights of genetic research
RSVP?: No.
Napa Young Onset PD
Sunday, 1/22, 3-5pm (guest speaker 4-5pm)
Guest Speaker: Glen Pettibone, book author
Topic: Powerful food and a walk in the sun – Parkinson’s relief was in the supermarket
RSVP?: No.
Monday, 1/23, 10am-noon (speaker 10-11am)
Guest Speaker: Monsma Quinn, Medtronic
Topic: Deep brain stimulation update
RSVP?: No.
Fremont
Monday, 1/23, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker: Karen Marshall, Community Resources for Independent Living
Topic: Overview of CRIL’s services
RSVP?: No.
Folsom
Monday, 1/23, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Quinn Monsma, Medtronic
Topic: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) update
RSVP?: No.
Mill Valley (Marin County)
meeting cancelled due to construction
Tuesday, 1/24