There is a new young onset Parkinson's Disease Support Group in the Portland, OR area. They are enthused to have people participate with them. Here are the particulars:
Who: People with Parkinson's and their care partners, expert specialists, doctors, etc.
What: Young Onset Parkinson's Disease Support Group AKA "The Park Ark"
Where: Kaiser Permenente Town Hall, 3704 N Interstate , Portland OR 97227
When: Meetings every 3rd Monday of each month. The next 2 meetings are Nov. 20 & Dec 18 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
How to get there:
on MAX: take Yellow line to get off at Overlook Park Station
on Bus: take the #4 Fessenden bus toward St. Johns & get off at N Mississippi & Failing Stop
by car: from I-5 going North take Killingsworth street EXIT 303 to 3704 N Interstate
If you have questions, call PRO @ 503-413-8928 or 1-800-426-6806
Milwaukee Hosts Midwest Regional Conference
This Saturday, November 11th, The Parkinson's Action Network will present their first-ever Midwest regional conference, entitled, "Living with Parkinson's: How you can make a difference through awareness & advocacy."
Many Parkinson's conferences focus on living with Parkinson's, and some of the available treatments. However, this conference will be different, because it will focus on advocacy. Parkinson's disease advocates use their time and effort to talk with lawmakers, and encourage them to support legislation that funds and encourages Parkinson's disease research. Advocates also look for opportunities to educate people in their community about life with Parkinson's disease, and how the community as a whole can support the advancement of research to cure it. If you would like to attend Saturday's event, this link will take you to the event details.
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