Join PCLA in celebrating the amazing mothers in our community! Honor a mom you love by making a donation to PCLA in her name.Add a special message with your donation, if you like, and we will post it here. If you'd like to include a photo, please email it to us...
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....
OTHER PARKINSON’S NEWS
Anyone can develop Parkinson’s disease. Approximately 50,000 people in the United States get a Parkinson’s diagnosis every year. Maintaining a healthy diet is a possible way to help minimize the chances of developing Parkinson’s disease. In addition, eating well can...
Conferencia de educación sobre Parkinson, en español Conozca lo último en medicamentos y tratamientos para el Parkinson, y más Sábado, 7 de mayo del 2022 / Saturday, May 7 de 9 a. m. a 1 p. m. (hora del Pacífico)(Los Ángeles) [button...
PCLA is looking for submissions for our forthcoming Living Artistically: The Poetry of Parkinson’s book, to be published this April in honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month and National Poetry Month. We welcome submissions from anyone in the Parkinson’s community -...
PCLA ha creado esta página de internet para ayudar a las familias que viven con Parkinson a encontrar los recursos y la información que necesitan. Comuníquese con nosotros si hay recursos que debamos agregar a esta página. Este programa cuenta con una donación...
La Parkinson Comunidad Los Ángeles recibió un apoyo para Programas de Parkinson en Español Los fondos de la Fundación de Parkinson permiten que La Parkinson Comunidad Los Angeles ( PCLA) proporcione programas adicionales de apoyo y educación para comunidades que no...
Questions about speech therapy for Parkinson's? PCLA recently hosted an online Q&A "The Latest in Parkinson's Research 2021," with Jeff Bronstein, MD, PhD, Director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA. WATCH THE PRESENTATION Miss the event? Watch the replay...
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