As a part of the Health and Wellness Program at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, a new quarterly, open to the public class titled “Understanding Your Parkinson’s Diagnosis” was launched in October. The class, which was requested by the the Brunswick PD Support Group, was designed for those with a new PD diagnosis, and featured discussions and question/answer sessions led by Tina Phillips, PT, Grace Plummer, LCSW, Zach Hartman, EP, and Bill Stamey, MD. The afternoon concluded with a panel of people with PD and a caretaker, who told stories of how they came to be diagnosed, how disease had affected them over the years, and what it like to care for a loved one with PD. Comments and insights were given by the audience as well.
The next new diagnosis classes will take place on February 20, 2019, and June 19, 2019, 3-5 pm at:
Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness, Parkview Campus Mid Coast-Parkview Hospital, 329 Maine Street, South Entrance Brunswick, Maine 04011
For information on PD classes at Mid Coast Hospital, please visit: http://www.midcoasthealth.com/wellness/classes/ and scroll down to “Parkinson disease,” or call (207) 373-6585.