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Donate to PRO!February 1, 2018
ARE WOMEN WITH PARKINSON’S AT A DISADVANTAGE?
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women with Parkinson’s disease appear to face a disadvantage: They’re much less likely than men to have...
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January 31, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - February 2018
December 1, 2017
SWALLOWING DISORDERS (DYSPHAGIA) IN PARKINSON’S (ISMS) PAY ATTENTION THIS SEASON
This is the time of year when swallowing issues become even more prevalent than usual. This may be because of anxieties involved with the...
December 1, 2017
WHO CHANGES THE LIGHT BULBS? LIVING ALONE WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS
“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Sound familiar? I usually laugh at this famous line from a commercial that most of us have...
November 1, 2017
PRO Monthly Newsletter - November 2017
October 4, 2017
CAREGIVING NEEDS DOUBLE AS END OF LIFE NEARS
Reliance on caregivers doubles as people near death, and half of those caregivers -- typically unpaid family members -- report having no time for...
October 4, 2017
DEMENTIA CARE: A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR U.S. FAMILIES
Caring for a family member with a neurological disorder such as dementia is vastly more expensive than caring for a senior who is dementia-free,...
September 24, 2017
Palm Desert Educational Meeting
Educational Meeting: We invite the community, especially the Person with Parkinson's and their family or friends, to attend. Educational meetings usually feature guest speakers who...
September 24, 2017
CANCELLED - Palm Desert Educational Meeting
Educational Meeting: We invite the community, especially the Person with Parkinson's and their family or friends, to attend. Educational meetings usually feature guest speakers who...
September 4, 2017
5 TIPS AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER
Grief is often a foreign feeling for most until they are faced with it head on. When you lose a loved one, it can...
September 1, 2017
PRO Monthly Newsletter - September 2017
July 30, 2017
HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: DID I WAIT TOO LONG ?
HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: DID I WAIT TOO LONG FOR THEIR SERVICES? The very first hospice patient I ever cared for (about 15 years ago)...
June 19, 2017
Sherman Oaks Educational Meeting
Educational Meeting: We invite the community, especially the Person with Parkinson's and their family or friends, to attend. Educational meetings usually feature guest speakers who...
June 19, 2017
Encino Caregiver Meeting
Caregiver Meeting: (For caregivers only) Come share the ups and downs of living with somebody with Parkinson's. Together there are ways of finding solutions that,...
June 19, 2017
Glendora Caregiver Meeting
Caregiver Meeting: (For caregivers only) Come share the ups and downs of living with somebody with Parkinson's. Together there are ways of finding solutions that,...
