Category: Upcoming Events

Lily Wright, a student at Bath Middle School, is planning to run the Polar Bear Dip and Dash 5K around the Back Cove in Portland, ending with a quick polar bear dip in the water. The event takes place on Monday, December 31. Lily wants money raised by sponsors of her participation in the event to go to the Michael J Fox Foundation.

Lily has two grandparents with PD, and has done two prior fundraisers for this cause.

For information on how to support her cause, go to https://fundraise.michaeljfox.org/tf-2018/liliyfightspd

Caregivers’ Search for Meaning

by Janet Edmunson, M.Ed.

For family and professional caregivers

Thursday, October 18, 2018

(The webinar also will be recorded for viewing later)

7:00 p.m. (Eastern)

6:00 p.m. (Central)

5:00 p.m. (Mountain)

4:00 p.m. (Pacific)

Webinar will be approximately 30-40 minutes in length.

Register online today by clicking the link below.  Or paste the link into your browser.

Registration Link:  https://tinyurl.com/caregiversearchformeaning

Click to download the .pdf: Promotion meaning webinar 2018

Understanding Your Parkinson’s Diagnosis, a brief seminar for newly diagnosed patients to help better understand the disease, will be hosted by Mid Coast Health Wellness.  Dr. Bill Stamey and others will present.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

3-5 pm, Parkview Campus at 329 Maine Street, South Entrance, Brunswick, Maine.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information call (207) 373-6585 http://www.midcoasthealth.com/wellness/classes/

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness & Education Conference
Jeff’s Catering & Conference Center 15 Littlefield Way, Brewer, ME 04412
Thursday, October 4, 2018

The following message is pasted from an announcement by The Maine Parkinson Society:

The Maine Parkinson Society will present its Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Conference event for Maine people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers, health care professionals and the general public on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Jeff’s Catering & Conference Center in Brewer, Maine.
Won’t you please help us support this conference of awareness and education by becoming a sponsor or an exhibitor? Please see the attached form; sponsorship at any level is greatly appreciated and welcomed! There are over 7,000 Maine families living with Parkinson’s disease and they welcome and deserve your consideration.
Featured speakers include Maine neurologists specializing in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Roople Unia of Eastern Maine Medical Center Neurology Specialists and Dr. William Stamey of Mid-Coast Neurology in addition to Michael Westphal, a well-known Maine-native and runner with Parkinson’s.

There will be an assortment of exhibitors and demonstrations throughout the day to help gain a better understanding of techniques and resources available to patients and caregivers.

Maine Parkinson Society is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Maine People with Parkinson’s disease through education, increasing public awareness and creating specialized programs that directly benefit patients and their families.
As the only non-profit organization in the State of Maine dedicated solely to Parkinson’s disease, we ask for your help in supporting this very vital event by becoming an exhibitor or sponsor.

Sincerely,
Gary Cole, Past President
Karen L Marsters
Karen Marsters, President-Elect

The 11th annual New England Parkinson’s Ride is coming up Saturday, September 8 in Old Orchard Beach.  For more details, visit: https://www.neparkinsonsride.com/

Also, read the story Chris Woods and the Ride from the June, 2016 edition of MPDN at  https://mainepdnews.org/2016/06/06/the-new-england-parkinsons-ride/

Maine Strong Balance Center in Scarborough, ME is hosting a free event to discuss the evidence for use of aquatic exercise as well as harness suspension systems to improve function in individuals with PD.  The event will be held April 6th at 2pm at the Balance Center.

For more information, click: https://www.facebook.com/events/2135389743363771/ 

http://www.mainestrongbalancecenter.com

Sunday, March 25

2-4 pm

Freeport YMCA

14 Old South Freeport Road

Freeport Maine 04032

The meetings are for people with DBS and their caregivers, as well as people with PD, dystonia, and essential tremor who would like to learn more about DBS.

Future meetings in 2018 will be on:

-Sunday, June 10

-Sunday September 16

-Sunday, November 18

Hosted by the Freeport Parkinson’s Support Group

Parkinson disease conference at Hilton Garden in Freeport, Maine on the morning of Saturday, April 28.

The preliminary theme of the conference is “New Developments- Differentiating promising treatments from pseudoscience” and several brief talks (about 20 minutes each) will cover topics such as supplements, vitamins, marijuana, focused ultrasound, dietary influences, drugs in the development pipeline, mindfulness, and yoga.  There will likely be a question/answer session.

Physician speakers will include Dr. Sarah Dodwell and Dr. Michael Kleinman of Maine Medical Partners Neurology, Dr. Anand Rughani of Maine Medical Partners Neurosurgery, Dr. Bill Stamey of Mid Coast Medical Group Neurology, and Dr. Roople Unia of Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Neurology Specialists.

Further details regarding registration, schedule of talks and activities, other speakers, etc will be forthcoming on this website (or via email if you are signed up).  It is likely that seating will be limited, so please plan ahead and be prepared to register early if you would like to attend this year.

Flyer link:   Promotion caregiver fatigue webinar 2018

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

(The webinar also will be recorded for viewing later)

7:00 p.m. (Eastern)

6:00 p.m. (Central)

5:00 p.m. (Mountain)

4:00 p.m. (Pacific)

Webinar will be approximately 30-40 minutes in length.

Register online today by clicking the link below.  Or paste the link into your browser.

Registration Link:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5581056538138946049