• Are you under the age of 50 and living with Parkinson’s?
• Are you juggling a family life, a work life, and PD?
• Are you interested in new and upcoming research about PD & medication?
• Do you want to hear helpful strategies from peers about how to manage your busy life while coping with PD?

The clients that attend our Young Onset support group are very busy people. Many of them have numerous obligations; jobs, families, errands, research projects, and so on. They keep up-to-date on current news regarding Parkinson’s and related medications. And they offer tips and tricks on how to deal with the symptoms of PD while living a busy life.

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• Are you beginning to experience side effects from your medications?
• Are your symptoms beginning to affect both sides of your body?
• Do you need support with coping with the progression of PD?

The clients that attend our Mild-Moderate support groups often discuss the progression of PD, medications, and side effects. They frequently offer one another helpful suggestions and coping strategies. And as the risk of falling and freezing becomes greater, our clients often chat about Aids to Daily Living, in order to feel more safe and secure around the home.

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• Are you experiencing more on/off states, freezing or falling?
• Is your medication not working as well as it once did?
• Do you worry about losing your independence?
• Do you need more assistance now than you used to?
• Do you feel alone or socially isolated at times?

The clients that attend our Moderate Plus support groups discuss the progression of PD and their symptoms. They talk about the results of their medications and how they contend with adverse side effects. They discuss how they can remain as independent as possible and how to support their caregivers.

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• Is your loved one’s PD progressing into a more advanced stage?
• Does your loved one need more assistance than before?
• Do you need advice about Aids to Daily Living?
• Are you worried about your partner’s loss of independence?

The people that attend the Mild-Moderate Caregiver Support Group have moderate care-receivers at home. They discuss the possibility of bringing in aids to daily living and what’s next in their partner’s disease progression. They often need to deal with transportation issues and taking on a more integrated care-giver role. Partners lose some aspects of their independence and care-givers need to fill in: emotionally and physically.

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• Do you feel like you need to be a care-giver almost 24 hours a day?
• Are you overwhelmed and need assistance with care-giving?
• Is your partner developing more serious symptoms of PD?
• Are you worried about what happens next with your partner?

The people that attend the Moderate Plus Caregiver Support Group often ponder where they can get help (ex. respite). They feel overwhelmed and are tired of constantly worrying about their partner at times, and look to each other for advice on specific, more integrated issues and problems. They provide each other with tips on how to effectively cope with the Moderate Plus PD patient, and listen to one another when they are feeling stressed or down.

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