Parkinson Association of the Carolinas

March Newsletter - 2020

Support Groups

PAC assists 90+ support groups in NC and SC. Click here to view our Support Group list for a group near you. If you have questions about a specific group - please contact the Support Group leader. 

NEW SUPPORT GROUPS
FORT MILL, SC.
3rd Thursday at 3:00 PM
Gene Baker – 864-680-9334 bgbaker52@gmail.com

Exercise
Opportunities

Find your way to Move It! Exercise has been proven to slow the progression of the disease. Click here to view the most current list of exercise classes throughout NC and SC.

Dance for Parkinson's -Charlotte CANCELLED on March 27th classes will resume in April

NEW CLASSES:

Managing Chronic Pain in Arden, Black Mountian, and Asheville: contact Stephanie Stewart at (828) 251-7438

PWR! Moves: coming to Hendersonville, contact Diane Sacone at (828) 575-2904

Intro to PWR! Moves and PWR! Moves: coming to Charleston

Cane Bay (843) 719-9622

James Island (843) 990-5555

West Ashley (843) 402-1990


Greater Charleston PD Exercise Newsletter

 

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Our Mission

To serve as a resource for individuals and their families affected by Parkinson's disease in the Carolinas, through education, community outreach and direct support.

 

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Call us toll-free

866.903.PARK (7275)

 

Free speech therapy services for PD (voice, speech, swallowing and cognitive changes) are currently being offered at the NC Central University Speech Language & Hearing Clinic in Durham - contact Carolina Smith at carolinajanesmith@gmail.com or 919-530-5118 for questions and additional information.

Spring forward this March!

Get ready to set your clocks back, and don't

forget to spend your extra hour of

sunlight at an event near you!

Upcoming Events

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER FOR THE CHARLOTTE 

MOVEIT! WALK CLICK HERE

 

Myrtle Beach MoveIt! Walk!- Saturday, May 30th Grand Park

at The Market Commons

 

Contact Lydia Durham at 

1-800-915-4522 or 803-935-5263

or email lydia.durham@uscmed.sc.edu

To register contact, Tatiana Baier, Ph.D. at

baier@musc.edu or (843)792-4141

MUSC Wellness Center at 45 Courtenay Drive

Contact the Department of Speech Pathology and

Audiology with questions at (919) 684-3451

 

Join athlete, and "American Ninja Warrior," Jimmy Choi to learn how you can

take control and change the course of Parkinson's! 

 Click Here For More Information

Contact The Parkinson Foundation Carolinas at

(770) 450-0792 or carolinas@parkinson.org

TOPIC: "Living with Parkinson's Disease Symposium"

March 14, 2020 Charleston, SC

For more information go to parkinson.org/MUSCPF 

 

 MOUNT  HOLLY

  GREENSBORO


CHAPEL HILL


   

Next Briefing: Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 1:00 PM

Food, Water, & Supplements:

Does Nutrition Play a Role in

PD Symptoms or Progression?
Click here to register/learn more!

Next Nosh N Know: March 17, 2020

11:30-12:15 at the Levine JCC 

RSVP by March 13th to  (704)944-6792

 

Pain and Parkinson’s with Dr. Janis Miyasaki
Monday, April 6 at 12 pm

Social Connection with Dr. Al Condeluci
Wednesday, April 15 at 1:30 pm Eastern

Click Here For More Info

Click Here to Register

For questions call (919) 681-2656

2020 Parkinson’s Disease Conference

Living Well with Parkinson’s

April 24, 2020  -MAHEC Education in Asheville, NC

 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information, email Nicole Cool at cool@musc.edu.


Click here to learn more/apply!

NEW BERN, NC - NEW ROCK STEADY BOXING CLASS

CALL (571) 215-9282 for more information. 

For more information contact:   Aminta St. Onge

(980)721-0250   amintasto@carolina.rr.com

Research and Volunteer Opportunities!

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UNC is looking for people with Parkinson’s who have
orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure dropping,
often when you stand up) to participate in research.

a. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether
brain MRI scans can be useful in understanding autonomic
nervous system dysfunction in people with Parkinson’s disease.

b. If you would like to learn more and see if you are
eligible to participate, please contact Diana Drazheva at didiana@neurology.unc.edu or 919-962-5336

Click here to register and start your teams today!

Or visit give.parkinsonassociation.org/moveitwalk2020