Tuesday, April 28, 2020

PD Health @Home

The Parkinson’s Foundation is launching PD Health @Home, a series of virtual community engagement events beginning Monday, April 6th. Visit Parkinson.org/PDHealth for a full list of events. You can register for events of interest and put them on your calendar. Please join us for the following:

Mindfulness Mondays
  • Start your week with calmness, as you take part in guided relaxation techniques to help boost brain power and reduce stress. Sign up now.
Expert Briefings Tuesdays
  • Taking place in home offices across the nation, we will host webinars about the PD topics that matter most to you.  Sign up now.
Wellness Wednesdays
Take Time Thursdays
  • Choose from several virtual events taking place across local chapters. Engage with a PD expert on the topics that matter most to you ― from exercise, nutrition, stress management and more.  Sign up now!
Fitness Fridays
  • A free, PD-tailored 10-part fitness series with instructor Joellyn Fox, DPT, from the Dan Aaron Parkinson’s Rehab Center, Penn Therapy & Fitness at Pennsylvania Hospital will feature a new focus every week, from balance to coordination, posture and more. Videos will be released weekly, beginning Friday, April 10th through June 12th.  Watch now!
Moving Day
All spring Moving Day walks are going virtual on May 9th. For more information or to join us, please visit www.movingdaywalk.org.
COVID-19 Patient Information and Recommendation: 
General information and precautions related to COVID-19 can be found on the Foundation website here. 
Hospitalization Resources:
  • The PF offers Aware in Care kits for PD patients who find themselves in the hospital.  If you don’t have an Aware in Care kit, you can order one here: http://www.parkinson.org/Store.
  • Infections can have an effect on Parkinson’s symptoms and especially in hospital settings, adherence to your Parkinson’s medication schedule is important. 
  • Patients are encouraged to update their Medication Form and place the form and several days of their current medications (in the original bottle) inside of their Aware in Care kit bag. 
New Spanish Materials!
The Foundation has translated a few of their newly diagnosed resources in to Spanish to better reach people earlier with support and steps to take after a diagnosis (see below). Since many of the events scheduled for the spring are postponed, we wanted to let you know they have been now live online: https://www.parkinson.org/espanol/recursos-en-espanol.
La Fundación ha traducido algunos de nuestros recursos para recién diagnosticados con la enfermedad de Parkinson en español, para llegar a las personas de manera temprana con materiales de apoyo y pasos a seguir después de su diagnóstico (ver recursos abajo). Dado que muchos de los eventos programados para la primavera serán reprogramados, queríamos hacerle saber que han sido compartidos en línea y en vivo: https://www.parkinson.org/espanol/recursos-en-espanol. En nombre de la comunidad de Parkinson, gracias por su dedicación y trabajo!
Recién Diagnosticados:
·         Acerca de la enfermedad de Parkinson
·         5 pasos para vivir mejor con Parkinson a partir de hoy
·         Preguntos clave para su consulta médica
Available Resources:  As a reminder, the Foundation has a variety of resources available to support the PD community, including:
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