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Donate to PRO!December 31, 2013
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JANUARY 2014
HAPPY 2014! Let’s fly to the moon this year as we work to culminate the ROAD TO THE CURE on this page. Parkinson’s comes in all ages and progressions....
November 30, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE DECEMBER 2013
Alpha-synuclein is the sticky protein that clumps up in the brain of Parkinson’s patients. While its role in disease progression is not fully understood,...
November 30, 2013
REFERRAL AGENCY VERSUS EMPLOYEE BASED IN HOME CARE AGENCY
Elder Caring is a referral agency that provides families and residents of the Palm Springs area an alternative to nursing, assisted living and other...
November 30, 2013
COMPASSION FOR OTHERS AND FOR THE WORLD
In ancient times, two great spiritual masters, who were best friends, made a deal with each other. They agreed that whoever passed away first...
November 30, 2013
MY TRIP TO FIJI
Now I am the voice, I will lead not follow, I will believe, not doubt. I will create not destroy. I am a force for good, I am...
November 30, 2013
FDA DEMANDING EVALUATION OF 23ANDME GENOME-TESTING KIT
On November 25th, Joel Hruska authored an article in ExtremeTech entitled FDA suspicious of 23andMe genome-testing kit, demands evaluation, reporting that as of November 22 the...
November 30, 2013
SUBSTANCE P AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Substance P is a little known neurotransmitter that is primarily known as the transmitter of pain signals to the brain. But it does much...
November 2, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2013
World Parkinson Congress Dr. Anna Cartier and Dr. Andrea Small-Howard, SDBC members presented a poster, “A Novel Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Permeable PET ligand for Parkinson’s...
November 1, 2013
VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Are you a veteran in need of In-Home Assistant Services? Many U.S. veterans don’t know about their benefit programs or how they can qualify. Under...
October 31, 2013
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2013
The Volunteers and staff want to THANK ALL OF YOU that sent wishes and donations in honor of my “big” birthday in September. And...
October 31, 2013
FAMILY CAREGIVERS LIVE LONGER THAN THEIR PEERS
Friday, October 18, 2013: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Caring for a disabled family member can be overwhelmingly hard. But caregivers may live longer...
October 31, 2013
CELEBRATING AN “OLYMPIC” ACHIEVEMENT AT THE WORLD PARKINSON CONGRESS
The 3rd World Parkinson’s Congress was an extraordinary event that took place October 1 thru 4 in Montreal, Canada. Attending the World Parkinson Congress...
September 27, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE OCTOBER 2013
Meet the SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY (SDBC) SCIENTISTS AT THE World Parkinson’s Congress October 1 through 4 in Montreal, Canada as they present “A...
September 27, 2013
SENIORS, ASK FOR YOUR DISCOUNT!
The story starts: As I was waiting in line behind an older gentleman at Wendy’s recently, I heard him ask for his senior discount....
September 27, 2013
BITS AND PIECES: THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
In an interview with Nancy Snyderman, M.D., an American physician and broadcast journalist, she made the following comments: “Let us be really brutal. To me, caregiving is...
