Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s Disease (PD) support groups have a guest speaker or program planned for July 2017. (Note that many groups do not meet in the month of July. Some have social events.) Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you…
Laurice Yang, MD, a movement disorder specialist at Stanford, will be providing detailed information on the option of the Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for PD and what the future holds for DBS at the Fresno Parkinson’s Support Group meeting on Saturday, July 8th, from 10am – noon, at DHHSC, Fresno. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP.
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Join a free national webinar, hosted by the APDA, this Thursday, June 29th, 2017 from 10:00am-11:00am PT to hear perspectives on speech and nutrition to help people with Parkinson’s and their care partners live well every day.
It is important to recognize that our personality is relatively stable over time, although aging, life experience, and other factors (including disease) can lead to at least some modest changes. Given the chronic and progressive nature of PD, it makes no sense to believe that personality changes will magically disappear.
The Parkinson’s Disease In America 2017 online survey gathered insights from 1,152 individuals currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease to better understand their symptoms and management of this condition, as well as the impact on their lives. Here are the survey findings…. Full Story>