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This Month's Featured Education
This month’s stimulating 13-minute discussion comes to us in podcast form! Titled A Day in My Life with Parkinson’s, it is an episode of the ongoing and wide-ranging Parkinson’s Podcast from the Davis Phinney Foundation.
Once the domain of young techies, podcasts are gaining traction with older adults and with individuals living with limitations. Podcasts are audio-only series easily accessible at no cost from your smart phone. The sound quality of podcasts is often excellent, making them enjoyable for the hard of hearing crowd. If you do not yet subscribe to any podcast, the Parkinson’s Podcast from the Davis Phinney Foundation is as good a place as any to experiment.
October 17 Meeting
Cross Keys Village is offering its Parkinson’s Thursday education and support groups, in the Encore Room (Harmony Ridge, 620 Harmony Drive, New Oxford PA), on the third Thursday of each month. The goal of the group is to empower people with Parkinson’s, care partners, family and friends by offering education on specific topics, followed by peer support. Parkinson’s Thursday is open to all at no cost, and no registration is required. The format of each meeting is as follows:
- 1:00-2:00pm – Educational seminar on a specific topic
- 2:00-2:15pm – Break
- 2:15-3:15pm – Peer support
Our October 17 guest is board-certified Music Therapist Lindsay Amspacher, with an interactive presentation titled We Got the Beat! Benefits of Music Therapy. Music therapy can be used to increase the quality of life of individuals living with Parkinson’s or other movement disorders. We will be singing, playing instruments, and talking about the benefits of rhythm, melody, and familiar music on managing the symptoms and challenges of movement.
Meet a Young Advocate
Arianna Spurlin, 17, is a senior at Dallas High School, a children’s book author, and the reigning Miss Pennsylvania’s Teen 2024. Her community service initiative, “Unshakeable,” focuses on spreading awareness, advocacy and education about Parkinson’s disease. Arianna’s grandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Her peers’ asking her questions about Parkinson’s disease when she was in middle school sparked her to author a book titled Pop with Parkinson’s, with the goal of educating children about the importance of acceptance.
She recently sat down for an interview with the Parkinson Foundation of Western PA. Isn’t it nice to know that a young person is pursuing such a worthy cause?
Living with Parkinson's
Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive motor system disorder that interferes with activities of daily living. There is no cure but rapid scientific progress is leading to greater understanding and new Parkinson’s medications, treatment and technology. Our goal on this page is to empower people with Parkinson’s – at Cross Keys Village and in the greater community – and their care partners, by offering cutting-edge PD management information.
In this short PBS interview titled Why Women With Parkinson’s Are Misdiagnosed, Dr. Soania Mathur, Parkinson’s disease advocate and family physician, talks about symptoms in women presenting differently than in men and how these differences can lead to late or wrong diagnoses.