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Donate to PRO!April 1, 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - APRIL 2024
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and at the Parkinson’s Resource Organization offices we’re elbow-deep in details to finalize for our four main events to...
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April 1, 2024
GET IN ON THE FUN THIS PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH 2024
We’re celebrating Parkinson’s Awareness Month with a fantastic lineup of events to raise awareness, foster community, and center joy, because life doesn’t end with a...
April 1, 2024
FUN IN THE SUN (AND RAIN) FOR PARKINSON’S
On an unusually blustery day in the desert, a group of about 140 golfers marched out to the greens for a golf tournament benefiting Parkinson’s...
April 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION TO ESTATE PLANNING - APRIL 2024
For the next few months, we will be revisiting an article series written by Willaim R. Remery, an Elder Law Attorney. If you enjoyed last...
April 1, 2024
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Self-care sometimes gets a reputation for being a woo-woo practice — something that’s unconventional and has little scientific data to back it up. But...
April 1, 2024
SWALLOWING EXERCISES: HOW TO DO TONGUE-STRENGTHENING EXERCISES
Note from PRO: We have received several questions about swallowing exercises to combat dysphagia in the past month. This explainer walks you through simple tongue exercises...
April 1, 2024
PARKINSON’S DISEASE CAN NOW BE DETECTED THROUGH THE SKIN
New test identifies Parkinson’s by a protein rather than waiting for symptoms that can take years to appear. Betsy McKay for the Wall Street...
April 1, 2024
Newsworthy Notes -- April 2024
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March 1, 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -- MARCH 2024
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. In the many years I lived in New England that...
March 1, 2024
EPA AGAIN OK's USE OF TOXIC HERBICIDE LINKED TO PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Agency draft report backs Paraquat’s safety but lawsuit’s plaintiffs say EPA ignored evidence of Parkinson’s risk. The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on...
March 1, 2024
THE RUNNER: BOBBIE POLEDOURIS
Bobbie Poledouris is always eager for the next leg in life's marathon. At 70, she just needs a good pair of running shoes —...
March 1, 2024
DON’T FORGET TO BREATHE
I hope everyone reading this is in good spirits. When life’s curveballs get thrown at you, it’s important to take a step back and...
March 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATORSHIPS -- MARCH 2024
For the next few months, we will be revisiting an article series written by, an Elder Law Attorney. Enjoy this introduction to Conservatorships, and...
March 1, 2024
TREATING INFLAMMATION PROVIDES HOPE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PARKINSON’S
The acceleration of new Parkinson’s disease cases outpaces other age-related conditions, and as a result, the patient population is growing quickly. In 2022 there...
March 1, 2024
MUSICIAN JOHN SMITH DELIVERS A CAREGIVER’S LULLABY ON ‘CANDLE’
It was the start of the pandemic, and John Smith’s world was falling apart. The acclaimed singer/songwriter originally from Essex was dealing with an onslaught...
