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By & for those affected by Parkinson’s disease | |
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We continue to hear from PD Active members how important it is to get together in person. In response, the PD Active board is working to create more opportunities for us to gather together. This month, we have our first in-person Speaker Forum since Covid, with Professor Richard Ivry at UC Berkeley. In-person classes and activities including Zumba, BrainFit, Pickleball and Ping Pong continue to be great places to gather, work up a sweat, make new friends and have fun! And speaking of fun, we encourage you to save the date for our Fall Gathering in the Park on October 13.
Please don’t forget to fill out the PD Active Annual Survey here. Your feedback is very important to the PD Active Board of Directors.
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In Person — Brain Function, Movement and Cognition
with Dr. Richard Ivry
Date: Saturday Sep 7, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: UC Berkeley Campus
2121 Berkeley Way, 94704 -Room 1203
Space is limited, please register
Prof. Rich Ivry will focus on how Parkinson’s disease impacts motor function and cognition and the role of the basal ganglia. Researchers in his Cognition and Action lab will discuss ongoing investigations that look at the interaction between movement and cognition.
More information here.
Register here.
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Annual Survey
Please take a minute to complete our annual survey.
Tell us what you value about PD Active, what programs, classes and events are most important to you, and additional resources that you would like to see PD Active offer.
The Board of Directors will use the results of the survey in our planning and budgeting going forward.
The survey only takes about 10 minutes — please fill it out today!
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Volunteers Needed!
21st Annual Healthy Living Festival at the Oakland Zoo
PD Active will have an information table at the Older Adult Healthy Living Festival and we need volunteers to help. Please contact Cathy Ball at programdirector@pdactive.org if you can volunteer.
Date: Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Time: 9:00ap – 2:00pm
Location: Oakland Zoo — 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605
This popular event is free for older adults, 55 and above, living in Alameda County. It promotes health and wellness for aging adults, and includes free food, music, fun and more.
Register here to attend the event.
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Special Yoga Series — Developing Balance Skills
with Vickie Russell Bell
When: Mondays from 4:00 – 5:15pm, September 16, 23, and 30
To register: contact yogavickie@gmail.com
We need good balance skills as we age to avoid falling. In order to recover when we might fall. Doing even just a little balance practice on a regular basis helps to build proprioception and strength. In this yoga series, we’ll learn some simple practices to help to develop and maintain balance.
Yoga newcomers and yoga practitioners of all levels are welcome. Classes will focus on increasing strength, flexibility, mobility, and on decreasing stress.
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The Healthy Brains Act Introduced in the US House of Representatives
If passed, the Healthy Brains Act would fund investigation into environmental risk factors, and how exposure to harmful chemicals, contribute to the development of eurodegennerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and atypical Parkinsonisms. It will provide, for the first time, a concerted and permanent federal effort to examine potential causes of neurodegenerative disease.
Ask your congressperson to sign on to the bill. More information here.
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Remembering Frances Tobriner
One of PD Active's earliest members, Frances Zavala Tobriner, died on July 18th, 2024. Her husband, Stephen Tobriner, was always at her side and he served on the PD Active Board for a number of years. Together they participated in every event and Frances helped found the PD Active singing group, Tremolos. Frances never wanted her life to be defined by Parkison's even though she lived with PD for 36 years. Read her full obituary on BerkeleySide.
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Annual Fall Gathering
Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Live Oak Park, Berkeley
See old friends and meet new ones at our popular fall gathering in the park.
More information & directions here.
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PD Active Virtual Speaker Forum
Women and Parkinson’s Disease: Addressing Differences and Unmet Needs
With Dr. Luthra and Dr. Stiep of UCSF
This talk will provide an overview of how women differ from men when it comes to risk factors for PD, motor and non-motor symptoms of PD, response to treatments, and social impact. Doctors Luthra and Stiep will also discuss the unmet needs of women and ongoing and future research that is aimed to better understand gender differences in PD and tailor treatment strategies to improve care, outcomes, and quality of life in women.
Date: November 9, 2024
Time: 10:30am
On Zoom
More information here.
Register here.
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Staying Safe in the Hospital
Virtual Ask the Experts Round Round Table with Helena Fox
If you missed it, or need to see it again to catch all the details, you can watch the recording here and find the presentation slides here.
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Marin Senior Fair, San Rafael
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Free
140 Exhibit Booths presenting valuable information and resources for seniors and those caring for seniors. The Fair will feature food, live music and dancing, and more.
More information here.
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Parkinson’s Association of Northern California
Annual Education Conference, Roseville
Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
In person and zoom participation options.
Keynote Speaker: Sharon Krischer AKA "TWITCHY WOMAN"
Featured Care Partner Speaker: Terri Pease, PhD: author of Love, Dignity and Parkinson's — A Caregiver's Perspective
More information here.
PD Active is looking for volunteers for the PD Active table. Please contact Cathy Ball if you can help.
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Thank You to our Recent Donors | |
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Donors
Grant Bennett
Becky Dowdakin and Flora McMartin
Sam Greyson
Ron and Carol Hofmann
Cathy Hosteller
Chris and Annalisa Tay
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching matching a donation by Paul LeMahieu
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Donations in Memory Of
Claire Allphin – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Ben Finnegan – in memory of Robert Bertero
Daniel Jarmel – in memory of Lee Shapiro
Marjorie and Ted Keeler – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Barbara Loebel – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Judith and Stanley Lubman – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Donna Mickleson – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Patricia Morse – in memory of Frances Tobriner
Jen Roitman - in memory of Don Chambers and in honor of Patrick Horay
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