Start off the new year by attending a Parkinson’s Disease (PD) support group meeting near you! Many Northern and Central California PD support groups have meetings in January. See the list below…
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Brent Bluett, DO, Stanford Movement Disorder Specialist, will discuss “The Latest Parkinson’s Research: Is There Hope?” at the Palo Alto Support group on Wednesday, January 8, from 2:30-4:00pm, at Channing House in Palo Alto. No RSVP is required to attend.
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The Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach team would like to wish you and your family warm and happy holidays! The office is closed until Monday, January 6th.
Excerpt: “Now, Dr. [Christian R.] Baumann warns all patients with stimulators never to go into deep water alone. … How the devices could interfere with swimming is not known. Dr. Baumann and his colleagues suggested that in some patients the signals may somehow affect a brain region that is crucial for coordinating limb movement. He said other complicated, learned skills might also be affected: Some patients said they could no longer ski after receiving stimulators, and one said he could not play golf anymore.”
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Many caregivers cannot leave home due to caregiving responsibilities. You can participate in a web-based seminar — or webinar — from the privacy of your home. Join either live or view the archived version within a few day of the live webinar (in most cases). All webinars listed are free. All times shown are Pacific Time. Here are webinars that may be of interest to caregivers in December 2019…
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