Capital District Support Group Meeting - December  12, 2024 - 7:00 - 8:30 PM

PRESENTERS: Jud Eson - PwP, Nancy Eson - Care Partner

Topic: Creativity and PD

This will be a ZOOM only meeting. We will not be meeting in person at the Glen Eddy this month.

The Zoom meeting room will be open at 6:45. Come early for 15 minutes of informal chat.

Register in advance to attend this meeting by clicking [HERE]

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

Agenda -

Watch and discuss a short humorous video - Laughter and a sense of humor are good for your emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

Introduce yourself (optional)

Name? From what town/city?  Are you new to this group? One thing for which you are grateful.

What 3 things would you tell a newly diagnosed PwP?

What 7 things would you tell a newly diagnosed PwP?

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Art and music have long been used as therapy to help alleviate psychological and neurological disease, but there has been little study on its use by Parkinson’s patients. There's hope art and music may help with some symptoms of the disease. 

Symptoms reported to improve with art therapy include:

• Tremor

• Freezing

• Impaired speech

• Isolation and depression

Watch and discuss  a short video about how a person with Parkinson's is using art and music to ease their symptoms.

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Register in advance to attend this Zoom meeting by clicking [HERE]

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.