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Year End Giving to Parkinson’s Organizations

Giving is not just about making a donation, it’s about making a differenceKathy Calvin, CEO and President of The United Nations Foundation Yes, it is that time of year again. Giving Tuesday is next week on November 30 and I have already received numerous reminders from Parkinson’s organizations to give to them. So how do you decide who to give to and why? Start Local Let’s start with the…

Parkinson’s Organizations

At the last two Sunday Mornings with Twitchy Woman, representatives of 8 different organizations joined us to talk about what differentiates their organization from other Parkinson’s organizations. They were asked to answer the following questions: 1.  When was your organization founded and where are you based? 2.  What are the 3 top priorities for your organization? 3.  What volunteer…

Who is that person behind the mask?

Here we go again…….. With COVID variants on the rise, many of us are being told to wear a mask again when indoors. Last year in May 2020 I wrote about the communication problems caused by wearing a mask for Parkinsonsdisease.net. I think it is worth reading again. Communication while wearing a mask In a conversation with Lauren Simmons of PD Buzz in Orange County, California, we discovered…

For Women with Parkinson’s: Hormones and PD Meds

On Sunday, November 1, Twitchy Women hosted a panel discussion on how changing hormones can interfere with Parkinson’s medications for Women with PD. We began with an overview of the few studies that have been done on this topic. Unfortunately there has not been very much research on this.

Estrogen may provide some level of neuro-protection

First, there have been several studies that…

Наш управляющий партнёр и board member Европейский ассоциации по дизайну упаковки (epda) Анна Луканина в конце октября вернулась из Тайваня. Под впечатлением от ежегодного конгресса epda и общения с коллегами со всего мира, Анна написала авторскую колонку с заметками о китайском брендинге.