TIPS FROM A SOCIAL WORKER:

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How Can Social Workers Help? Social Workers serve as advocates, navigators, counselors, advisors, facilitators,...see more and champions, whose objective is to help improve the quality of life of every person they serve. They are highly-trained professionals with a Master of Social Work degree and required to be professionally licensed in the […]

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COMMUNITY, SUPPORT & BOXING:

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One couple’s recipe for PD success After experiencing rigidness and fatigue, Lynda was diagnosed with...see more Parkinson’s disease (PD) at the age of 54. Like many people in her position, she was in denial at first. Fortunately, her husband of 22 years, Michael, was not only there to be her solid support […]

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AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOP EXPERTS & PD COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR FREE TWO-DAY VIRTUAL EVENTDESIGNED TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER & ENGAGE

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More than 1,700 already registered!Two days of education and inspiration, 25 speakers, live Q&A sessions, and more! February 15-16,...see more 2023 NEW YORK, NY – January 30, 2023 – The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is hosting a very special two-day free virtual conference for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners on February 15 […]

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New Study Indicates that New Cases of Parkinson’s Disease are 50% Higher than Past Estimates

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The results of a new study show that the incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD), or the number of new...see more cases diagnosed per year, is 50% higher than previously estimated. Instead of past estimates of 60,000 new cases of PD diagnosed per year, the new study determined that there are approximately 90,000 new cases of PD […]

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