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Donate to PRO!July 28, 2022
More About Hiring Caregivers: From An Insider's Point of View
Eileen Lynch, PRO Director of Operations At some point in your journey with Parkinson’s, you might need to hire in-home caregivers to assist you with...
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April 29, 2022
Newsworthy Notes - May 2022
March 1, 2022
The Glass of Water
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be...
January 31, 2022
NEWSWORTHY NOTES - FEBRUARY 2022
January 31, 2022
Special Valentine Dessert
Ingredients: 1 box of Pillsbury Strawberry Moist Supreme Premium Cake Mix 1 ¼ cup water ⅓ cup vegetable oil 4 egg whites Frosting: 1 - 8 oz. pkg. Philadelphia Cream...
January 31, 2022
Bits & Pieces: Countdown to Twosday
There can be a wonderful symmetry with dates. School children especially enjoy writing ones such as 11/11/11 or 10/10/10. It’s even better when you...
January 31, 2022
How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation
Learning mindfulness meditation is straightforward enough to practice on your own, but a teacher or program can also help you get started, particularly if...
January 31, 2022
Advanced Care Plans: Not All They Were Made Out to Be
As a Registered Nurse and a patient advocate, I have talked about care plans since my first days of nursing school. We prepared our...
January 31, 2022
Big Benefits of Massage for Parkinson's
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder that causes movement-related symptoms such as tremors and rigidity. This disease affects over one million Americans,...
December 29, 2021
Navigating a Career with Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease
When a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at a young age, many thoughts swirl through their head. Once the dust starts to settle,...
December 29, 2021
Be Courageous: Get Out of the Crowd and Reach New Heights
John and his friends used to go mountain climbing once every year. This time they have decided to climb mountains in the Swiss Alps. They...
December 29, 2021
17 Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients Would Ask
In the Oct. 5, 2021, US World & News Report there is an in-depth and wonderful article entitled “17 Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients...
December 29, 2021
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & Parkinson's
What is oxygen? Oxygen is a gas that your body needs to work properly. Your cells need oxygen to make energy. Your lungs absorb...
December 1, 2021
NEWSWORTHY NOTES - DECEMBER 2021
October 29, 2019
RED MARBLES
Abe Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising...
