March 5, 2022
Social Workers Empower the PD Community
"I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be." -Diane von Furstenberg The Social Work Seed …
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March 5, 2022
Cultivating Community Through Partnership
“Our bodies relax and our spirits lift when we connect in genuine friendship and love. Strong personal relationships not only add joy and meaning to…
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March 5, 2022
Balancing Motherhood, Career, and YOPD
Soania Mathur was 27 when everything changed. She was living a full life. She had just started a full-time family medical practice in Ontario, had…
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March 1, 2022
Parkinson’s Advocacy: Let Your Voice Be Heard
“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” It’s one of my favorite quotes, attributed to social activist Maggie Kuhn. For many people, raising their…
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February 21, 2022
From Hollywood to Parkinson’s: Tommy Burke’s Fighting Spirit
Passion. For nearly thirty years, Tommy Burke’s life was Hollywood. Born in Boston and raised by Depression-era parents, his family had other plans for him.…
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February 12, 2022
Seeking Love with Young Onset Parkinson Disease (YOPD)
YOPD and Questions of the Heart “Will anyone ever love me again?” Her words caught me and I held still in my chair. My attention…
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February 2, 2022
Lessons from COVID: Social Connection is a Basic Human Need
“We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” - Brené Brown At PMD Alliance, we believe in…
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February 2, 2022
For These Spouses, The PD Health Disparities “Gap” Is Personal
A Long Line of Community Helpers For spouses Denise and Bernard Coley, community service is in their bones. “It goes all the way back to…
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February 2, 2022
Falling in Love With a “Match” …Who Happens to Have Parkinson Disease
Karen and Rob’s first interaction wasn’t exactly a meet-cute, the charming and serendipitous first encounter that often begins a sweeping on-screen romance. Modern love often…
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