Get the latest information regarding cannabis and parkinson's disease, presented at PCLA's annual "Life Beyond the Basics" conference. DOWNLOAD THE DECK Tap the button below to download a PDF copy of the presentationEVENT SPONSORS Thanks to our sponsors
Questions about speech therapy for Parkinson's? PCLA recently hosted an online presentation and Q&A with Julia Nicholls, MA, CCC-SLP. DOWNLOAD THE DECK Tap the button below to download a PDF copy of the presentationWATCH THE PRESENTATION Miss the event? Watch the...
Are you concerned about the impact that a pandemic and quarantine may have on your daily life and wellness? PCLA recently hosted Clinical Psychologist Dr. Arik C. Johnson, from UCLA. Dr. Johnson will discuss ways to handle stress and anxiety, and how to avoid feeling...
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Questions about speech therapy for Parkinson's? PCLA recently hosted an online presentation and Q&A with Julia Nicholls, MA, CCC-SLP. DOWNLOAD THE DECK Tap the button below to download a PDF copy of the presentationWATCH THE PRESENTATION Miss the event? Watch the...
Are you concerned about the impact that a pandemic and quarantine may have on your daily life and wellness? PCLA recently hosted Clinical Psychologist Dr. Arik C. Johnson, from UCLA. Dr. Johnson will discuss ways to handle stress and anxiety, and how to avoid feeling...
By Tom Knechtel My husband Bob collapsed from sepsis, and, after two months in hospitals and rehab places, I brought him home and cared for him until he died, five months later. Here’s some of what I learned during that time. The task of caring for someone at home can...
This month, Leslie Rodier shares with us her family’s Parkinson’s story and how she learned to care for herself while balancing her family’s needs. Leslie’s husband Bob Potter serves on PCLA’s Board of Directors. In September 2006, Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s....
Why just walk if I can run? Why just run if I can jump? Why just jump if I can leap? Why just leap if I can dance? Why “just do” anything? Why not just do everything with as much interest, attention and engagement as I possibly can? This is not “just moving,” this is...
What really matters is not what I have but who I am. I am still me I am still the same me I was before you or I knew I had Parkinson's. So I thought I got thrown into a club I don't want to belong to but really, I’m no different than anyone else. I have learned...
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