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Donate to PRO!November 1, 2025
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOVEMBER 2025
Today I’ve got a big announcement to share with you all…one that’s two years in the making. Every registered charity owes a certain amount of...
October 30, 2025
Newsworthy Notes NOVEMBER 2025
Download the November issue of Parkinson's Resource Organization's Newsworthy Notes newsletter by clicking on the button below.
October 27, 2025
DID YOU KNOW? DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION
Overview: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment used to manage motor symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), such as tremors, stiffness, and slowed...
October 24, 2025
MEET THE PRO TEAM-SHON TOMLIN
It’s the people behind the scenes at PRO that makes us the special resource organization that we are. This month, meet Shon Tomlin Shon Tomlin, PRO...
October 24, 2025
5 Things I Learned from Managing My Mother’s Money
As her mom’s financial caregiver and estate planner, Beth Pinsker flew about 20,000 miles (10 round trips from Brooklyn, New York, to Florida), spent...
October 24, 2025
GENDER AND LEVODOPA: WHAT A NEW STUDY SAYS ABOUT “WEARING-OFF” AND DYSKINESIA
In a two-year study of people starting levodopa for the first time, women were more likely than men to experience wearing-off (medication benefit fades...
October 24, 2025
QUALITY-OF-LIFE IMPROVEMENT FOR PARKINSON’S WITH NEUROACUPUNCTURE
Frank (not his real name), a retired professional man in his later 70s who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s some 10 years earlier, first...
October 24, 2025
NAVIGATING 2026: MEDICARE VS. MEDICARE ADVANTAGE – WHY REDUCED ACCESS COULD COST YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK
Open enrollment kicked off on October 15, so it's time to review your Medicare options for 2026. While both Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage...
October 24, 2025
THE 7TH ANNUAL DON CAVANAUGH DAY — NOVEMBER 16, 2025
The 7th Annual Don Cavanaugh Day is coming up on Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 11 AM to 9 PM at Blue Coyote Grill...
October 24, 2025
PRO OUT AND ABOUT: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT-NOVEMBER 2025
October was a busy and inspiring month for PRO as we continued to strengthen community connections and represent the Parkinson’s community across the Coachella...
October 1, 2025
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OCTOBER 2025
This past month at PRO we gathered for a live presentation on CPR and emergency preparedness – an important reminder that, whether we like it or not, we live in a world...
September 30, 2025
7th Annual Don Cavanaugh Day
This year, we’re celebrating the 7th Annual Don Cavanaugh Day on Sunday, November 16th from 11 AM to 9 PM at the Blue Coyote Grill...
September 26, 2025
Newsworthy Notes OCTOBER 2025
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September 26, 2025
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE SERVES UP PARKINSON’S PLAYERS PING-PONG IN LAKE FOREST AND CHICAGO
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Since first noticing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago, there is one prescription that Mike DeBartolo says came naturally...
September 26, 2025
FINDING CALM IN THE CHAOS: NAVIGATING CARE-RECIPIENT ANGER WITH COMPASSION
“Chronic illness often brings out anger in people because it can be a multifaceted issue. It might stem from the disease process itself, difficulty...
September 26, 2025
STUDY SHOWS STAYING ACTIVE IN THE HOSPITAL BENEFITS PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S
Research shows that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are hospitalized more often, visit emergency rooms more frequently, and are more vulnerable to complications while...
