Meet Our LA Community

This month we get to know PCLA’s Lora Kurtenbach (Member, PCLA’s Board of Directors) and Sarah King (PCLA’s Information & Referral Specialist). Lora and Sarah are both adult children of parents [...]

Barbara is a founding member of PCLA’s Board of Directors and Steve is on the advisory board. Barbara has been living with Parkinson’s since 2002. Among career mileposts, she is a past president [...]

Last month, attendees at our Life Beyond the Basics conference were treated to a “Parkinson’s Shake Out!” exercise break by our friends at Invertigo Dance Theatre. Since 2011, Invertigo has [...]

Written by PCLA community member Amy Sommer Childress

Last month PCLA President Patrick LoSasso and Board Member Mark Siegel traveled to Washington, DC, for the 2019 Parkinson’s Advocacy Forum. They and 150 other advocates from across the country in [...]

David Solie is a graduate of the University of Washington, University of Manitoba, and the University of Colorado Medical School, and practiced as a licensed physician assistant for several [...]

This month we’re talking to Travis Robinson. Travis has been living with Parkinson’s since 2013. An avid outdoorsman and climber, Travis’s photography often features images from his travels.

Since retiring from her 30-year career in social work, Gail Buckley pursues her passions of mentoring young women, traveling the world, and making art. In addition to serving on PCLA’s Board of [...]

Sandy Yaras is the leader of PCLA’s "Let Talk About Parkinson’s" support group and our "PCLA Online" virtual support group. He was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 63. Sandy taught middle school [...]

The risks of being a caregiver is that we are HUMAN BEINGS and sometimes we get sick. Almost every caregiver I know puts their loved one’s health above their own. I care for my husband who has [...]