Upcoming Events for Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s Disease
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Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
This general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Women with Parkinson’s Support Group
Women with Parkinson’s Support Group
Join us for a virtual support group exclusively for women with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from 7:00pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAwomenPD Meeting ID: 848 3993 9181 Hosts: 1st Tuesdays: with Juanita Thompson, LCSW 3rd Tuesdays: with Angela Neff, PCLA board member and woman with Parkinson’s
Care Partner Connection Support Group
Care Partner Connection Support Group
This weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
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Caregiver Cafe Support Group
Caregiver Cafe Support Group
This support group is for all Parkinson’s care partners and family members. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 11:00am-12:30pm PT Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Juanita Thompson, LCSW
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Men with Parkinson’s Support Group
Men with Parkinson’s Support Group
Join us for a virtual support group exclusively for men with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month, from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAmenwithpd Password: 12345 Meeting ID: 867 9994 2844 Host: Charles Coverdale
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Sharing Our Strength In-Person Support Group
Sharing Our Strength In-Person Support Group
This monthly Parkinson's support group is free and open to all. Join us monthly on the 2nd Monday, 10:30am-12:00pm at Westwood Presbyterian Church, in Hoffman Hall. Parking is free - enter through the gate on Wilshire. Host: Nessa Weinman About Host: Nessa is an experienced care-partner to her husband Mike, who was diagnosed at age 36 in the year 2000. Together, Mike & Nessa raised 3 sons who were all under 10 years old when Mike’s Parkinson’s was diagnosed. Nessa has also been an Executive Director for 2 different Parkinson’s non-profits raising money and awareness. She has been running this support group for 10 years.
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Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
This general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Care Partner Connection Support Group
Care Partner Connection Support Group
This weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
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YOPD Panel: Navigating External Expectations with Parkinson’s
YOPD Panel: Navigating External Expectations with Parkinson’s
Join us for a conversation about navigating the external expectations that people with young onset Parkinson's disease uniquely face. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** About our panelists: Jennifer Parkinson Iljin is co-founder of Neuro-Wellness Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those with Parkinson’s, Stroke and other neurological disorders in fighting back through non-contact boxing and other wellness therapies. In 2005, Jennifer was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease at age 32. Jennifer is a PD advocate, boxing coach, mother of 2 children, now 20 & 23. In 2019, she co- founded Neuro-Wellness Alliance with her husband Pablo. Miguel Sanchez worked as an Aviation Electrician for the Coast Guard in his 20’s, and was honorably discharged in 1992. He then worked as a film and TV lighting technician before taking an early retirement in 2015; five years after his diagnosis. He loves spending time with family, road trips, storytelling, reading, writing, and photography. Nathan Ward is a 38-year-old husband and father of two. At the age of 26 after being diagnosed with PD, he went into years of depression and decline. Since 2017, his mission has been to help himself and others live, […]
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S.T.A.R.T. Parkinson’s Support Group (in person)
S.T.A.R.T. Parkinson’s Support Group (in person)
This monthly Parkinson’s support group is free and open to all. Care partners and family members are welcome to attend, as well as people with Parkinson's. The group meets monthly on the third Tuesday, from 3-5 pm PT. RSVP requested: [email protected] Location: San Marino Community Church 1750 Virginia Road San Marino, CA 91108
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
This general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Women with Parkinson’s Support Group
Women with Parkinson’s Support Group
Join us for a virtual support group exclusively for women with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from 7:00pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAwomenPD Meeting ID: 848 3993 9181 Hosts: 1st Tuesdays: with Juanita Thompson, LCSW 3rd Tuesdays: with Angela Neff, PCLA board member and woman with Parkinson’s
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Living with Loss Support Group
Living with Loss Support Group
Join us for a virtual monthly support group for members of the Parkinson’s community who are grieving a loss. Juanita Thompson, LCSW, is our facilitator for this group. Please join us for support and feel free to share or just listen. Living with Loss support group 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:00pm-8:30pm PT Link to join: bit.ly/LivingWithLossPCLA Meeting ID: 895 0595 8738
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Men with Parkinson’s Support Group
Men with Parkinson’s Support Group
Join us for a virtual support group exclusively for men with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAmenwithpd Password: 12345 Meeting ID: 867 9994 2844 Host: Charles Coverdale
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Managing Hallucinations & Delusions with Parkinson’s
Managing Hallucinations & Delusions with Parkinson’s
Would you like to understand how to better manage the hallucinations and delusions caused by Parkinson's? Please join us for this talk. About our speaker: Dr. Katherine Wong is a board certified neurologist specializing in movement disorders and behavioral neurology. She is interested in Parkinson’s disease clinical trials, the contribution of the blood brain barrier and the gut microbiome to PD clinical symptoms, the overlap of memory and movement disorders, and increasing access to specialty care and clinical trials for a diverse population of patients. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** ---- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online events. Special thanks to our program sponsors Abbott, Acadia, and Boston Scientific. Learn more about PCLA at www.pcla.org.
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Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
This general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Care Partner Connection Support Group
Care Partner Connection Support Group
This weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
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Young Onset & Young at Heart Support Group
Young Onset & Young at Heart Support Group
Join us for a free monthly support group for PWPs and care partners and family members, with a special focus on the Young Onset population. This is also a great group for those who are working and/or raising children while living with Parkinson’s. Young Onset and “Young at Heart” meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday, 7:30pm-9:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280
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Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
This general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Care Partner Connection Support Group
Care Partner Connection Support Group
This weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
OnlineThis general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Care Partner Connection Support Group
OnlineThis weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
Caregiver Cafe Support Group
OnlineThis support group is for all Parkinson’s care partners and family members. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 11:00am-12:30pm PT Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Juanita Thompson, LCSW
Men with Parkinson’s Support Group
OnlineJoin us for a virtual support group exclusively for men with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month, from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAmenwithpd Password: 12345 Meeting ID: 867 9994 2844 Host: Charles Coverdale
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
OnlineThis general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Women with Parkinson’s Support Group
OnlineJoin us for a virtual support group exclusively for women with Parkinson’s. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from 7:00pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/PCLAwomenPD Meeting ID: 848 3993 9181 Hosts: 1st Tuesdays: with Juanita Thompson, LCSW 3rd Tuesdays: with Angela Neff, PCLA board member and woman with Parkinson’s
Care Partner Connection Support Group
OnlineThis weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
Choking and Swallowing Issues with Parkinson’s
Online**Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** The speech and swallowing changes that sometimes accompany Parkinson’s can interfere with daily activities like eating and communication. Join us for a discussion about how speech therapy can improve quality of life in people with PD. About our speaker: Julia Nicholls received her master’s degree in Communication Disorders from California State University, Los Angeles. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai since 2005. Her areas of interest include working with adults with strokes, traumatic brain injuries, Parkinson’s disease, and brain tumors. She is part of the multi-disciplinary Movement Disorders clinic at Cedars-Sinai for those with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. Julia is an adjunct professor and clinical educator at California State University, Los Angeles. She also teaches at Santa Monica College Emeritus in the Acquired Brain Injury Program, facilitating cognitive-communication groups for people with acquired brain injuries. She is also a board member of PCLA. -- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online events. Special thanks to our program sponsors Abbott, Acadia, and Boston Scientific for making this series possible. Learn more about PCLA […]
Sharing Our Strength In-Person Support Group
Westwood Presbyterian Church 10822 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThis monthly Parkinson's support group is free and open to all. Join us monthly on the 2nd Monday, 10:30am-12:00pm at Westwood Presbyterian Church, in Hoffman Hall. Parking is free - enter through the gate on Wilshire. Host: Nessa Weinman About Host: Nessa is an experienced care-partner to her husband Mike, who was diagnosed at age 36 in the year 2000. Together, Mike & Nessa raised 3 sons who were all under 10 years old when Mike’s Parkinson’s was diagnosed. Nessa has also been an Executive Director for 2 different Parkinson’s non-profits raising money and awareness. She has been running this support group for 10 years.
Weekly Tuesday Parkinson’s Support Group
OnlineThis general Parkinson’s support group is open to all, including care partners and family members. Join us to share or just listen, ask questions, and swap information and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am-12:00pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/supportgrouppcla Meeting ID: 862 3868 0280 Host: Judy Yaras This group is run by Judy Yaras, who was a Parkinson’s care partner for 18 years, and serves as Vice President of PCLA.
Care Partner Connection Support Group
OnlineThis weekly support group is for all family caregivers to a loved one with Parkinson’s. This is an open, conversational group. Join us to share, or just listen, and to learn more about Parkinson’s caregiving and resources. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30pm-8:30pm PT. Zoom Link: bit.ly/CarePartnerConnection Meeting ID: 838 6737 7847 Password: 808495 Host: Charles Schiell About Host: This group is hosted by Charles Schiell, who was a care partner to his father with Parkinson’s.
Living with Loss Support Group
OnlineJoin us for a virtual monthly support group for members of the Parkinson’s community who are grieving a loss. Juanita Thompson, LCSW, is our facilitator for this group. Please join us for support and feel free to share or just listen. Living with Loss support group 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:00pm-8:30pm PT Link to join: bit.ly/LivingWithLossPCLA Meeting ID: 895 0595 8738