Stanford PD Community Blog

The Stanford APDA Information & Referral Center and Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach invite you to attend the next webinar in our series of conversations with Parkinson’s caregiver authors. Next week, Tuesday, December 10, 2:30-4pm PT, join us for our talk with Lois Kelly, author of “Slow Loss, a Memoir of Marriage Undone by Disease.” Lois will share her experiences and lessons learned as a caregiver for her husband with Parkinson’s and dementia. There will be time for some audience questions.

On Friday, October 25, at 1pm Stanford neurologist Mitchell Miglis, MD, will speak about “Sleep Issues in Parkinson’s Disease.” This presentation will be recorded and posted to the Palo Alto Parkinson’s support group webpage.

The Parkinson Association of Northern California (PANC) is hosting its annual conference both in person and virtually this year. Featured speakers will be Sharon Krischer, founder of “Twitchy Woman”, and author Terri Pease, PhD. Several movement disorder specialists from Northern California will also be speaking and answering questions. Keep reading for all the details.