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NOVEMBER 2017 NEWSLETTER & CALENDAR
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Plan Ahead:
Saturday, November 11th - Fall Forum
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The Time For The Annual Appeal Has Come.
The Time Is Now.
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Forum: Kathleen Parafinczuk, PT
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Topic:
Exercise as Medicine - The Role of Rehabilitation Professionals in Helping to Treat Parkinson's Disease
Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 10:30am-12:00pm
Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita), Berkeley
RESERVATIONS
: We urge you to reserve a seat.
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Kathleen Parafinczuk is a Physical Therapist (PT) who specializes in neurological physical therapy.
Kathleen, PT, DPT, NCS graduated with a B.S. in biology from Emory University in 2007, and received a DPT degree (three-year doctorate) from Arcadia University in 2011. She is a senior therapist on the rehabilitation team at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City where she has completed a residency to become a clinical specialist in neurology (NCS). She continues working as a faculty member and clinical mentor within the residency program.
As a member of the Kaiser Parkinson Disease Network she teaches an on-going education and exercise class to patients with Parkinson’s disease. In 2015 she was selected as a neurological clinical leader to work on Kaiser’s Re-Design Team establishing region-wide practice protocols for neurological therapists in the outpatient setting.
In 2016 she co-designed a balance and fall prevention curriculum for the Evidence In Motion continuing education program. Her volunteer work includes teaching a weekly PWR!Moves® Group class for those with Parkinson’s Disease at the Redwood City Veterans Memorial Senior Center.
She became a member of the Americare Neurosurgery International (AMCANI) volunteer group in 2013, and traveled to Vietnam on two mission trips where she gave presentations and clinical guidance on early mobility after injury or trauma for neurosurgical patients. In 2015 she became a member of the AMCANI Board of Directors.
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OUTING YOURSELF TO THE DMV: OR NOT
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS OF REPORTING YOUR DIAGNOSIS
By Gary Sue Goodman
Unless you decide to voluntarily relinquish your drivers' license, the next time you apply for a renewal, you will need to choose whether or not to report your PD diagnosis. As you consider what to do, some experiences of other people with Parkinson's may help to clarify the DMV's approach, their processes of evaluating people's driving safety, and your options for handling the dilemma.
Facing this dilemma, Gary Sue Goodman envisioned PD Active having a site where people could share information and experiences on dealing with bureaucracies. A member of PD Active, Gary was diagnosed with PD in December 2014, shortly after she retired from teaching writing at the University of California, Davis.
Click
Here
to read and comment on Gary's article written for the PD Active Newsletter.
If you wish to add your own DMV renewal story to the collection of people's experiences that will be posted on the PD Active website, please send it as a Word attachment to
gsgoodman@ucdavis.edu
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PD Active Debuts on TV
KTUV Channel 2, Christine Wong features
PD Active & Rock Steady Boxing
®
Albany
Click
HERE
to watch the video
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A Sunday Picnic In The Park
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The weather was perfect, the food was delicious: from grilled meats to ice cream and a pot luck table that overflowed with fresh fruits and vegetables.
A bubble machine made sure to keep people on their toes. Everyone behaved, everyone said it was a wonderful afternoon. There was a great turnout providing the opportunity to meet old friends and meet new ones.
We all must thank Donna Mickelson for her superb organizing and also thank her band of volunteers who made it all look so easy –don’t be fooled—it takes work to pull off a flawless event.
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- Gary Turchin Announces a New Program
A reconstituted version of "The Bard & The Balladeer", featuring singer/songwriter Ken Risling, Gary and singer/songwriter Kress Cole ("A local queer femme 26-time award winning songstress") plus guest performers.
Saturday, November 18th @ 7:30pm The Monkey House,
1638 University Ave., Berkeley 94703
Tickets: $10-$20 sliding scale.
This program will be a benefit for dNaga Dance for PD Program
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Wendy Bomberg in appreciation of Care Partners Support Group and Joyce Sakai, facilitator
Gretchen Greene
Carol & Ron Hofmann
Ann Van Steenberg
Namaste Yoga SEVA Mat Rental award
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How To Donate To The Annual Appeal
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PD Active is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible.
We rely on you, our generous PD Active members, and your friends and families, for our core financial support. It's easier than ever to help.
- To donate by credit card: please click here.
- To donate by postal mail:
PD Active, P.O. Box 9246, Berkeley, CA 94709
- To donate by PayPal: please click here
- For other types of donations such as:
Recurring credit card donations
Stock or Donor Advised Funds
Planned Giving - Property or other assets through your will
or estate plan
Automobile
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Is it difficult for you to get out to shop and buy local?
Do you shop online at Amazon?
Would you like to earn donations to help support PD Active while you shop?
How it works:
AmazonSmile (
smile.amazon.com
) is a website operated by Amazon which lets customers have the same selection of products, prices, and shopping features as amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of your purchase price to the charitable organization of your choice.
You pay the same price for your items as you would on amazon.com, and the donations are automatically sent directly to your selected charity.
(Eligible products are marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages.)
As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, PD Active is eligible to receive donations from purchases made on
smile.amazon.com
and PD Active is already recognized by the AmazonSmile Foundation.
To get started:
- Go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device and log in using your existing Amazon account—you use your same log-on, Prime members get the same Prime benefits. (Or create an Amazon account if you don’t already have one.)
- Before you start shopping, identify PD Active to receive the donations generated by your purchases. (The website will remember your selected charity in the future, so you only do this step one time.)
- Make your purchases and the donations generated by your purchases will automatically be sent directly to PD Active.
- Remember to always start on smile.amazon.com site in the future. (Donations are not credited to PD Active if you start on the regular amazon.com site.)
Tell your friends and family that they, too, can identify PD Active when they make purchases on
smile.amazon.com
. We receive a check every month so we know it works.
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Calendar for November 2017
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PD Active Activities, Descriptions & Locations
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Local Classes for People with PD
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www.pdactive.org| 510-479-6119 info@pdactive.org
PD Active P.O. Box 9246 Berkeley, CA 94709
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