The Torrington Area Parkinsons Support Group recently organized to fill a local need for new information on and solutions related to Parkinson's disease. Our meetings are held every fourth Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM at the Sullivan Senior Center located in Torrington. (check our calendar)
Meetings include speakers from health care professions and local support services organizations, as well as separate group sessions for both the caregiver and caretaker.
Our Northwestern Connecticut area parkinsons support group meetings are open to those who have Parkinsons disease, their caregivers, their family and friends, and other interested parties.
For more information contact Sue Pelchat at 860-201-7913 or Ann Quattrocchi at 860-309-6336
Dear TAPSG Members,
I hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving and that you're having a stress-free holiday season thus far.
Peter Angerheggen is under the weather and will be unable to present on Saturday. And, given the snow warning through tomorrow morning, I think it advisable to go virtual for tomorrow's meeting.
Below, the screenshot is for those who were interested in a device that checks blood pressure. We talked about it in our support group meeting. If anyone has one and would like to mention how well it works as we pass the microphone, that'd be helpful to others.
"Pass the mic" and share personal information or holiday traditions.
Then stick around for some reindeer games that I'll put together tonight. My plan is that we go into different breakout rooms and get to know some other people we might not have had a chance to visit wiith before. I'll prime the pump with holiday chatter in an activity called "This or That."
Looking forward to being together again.
1) Tomorrow's meeting will begin at 10:00AM. You may sign in starting at 9:50. Use this link, same as always...
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85153536876
2) Caregiver support will occur virtually following our holiday games for those who wish to participate.
3) Tim may be on hand to lead exercises virtually.
4) The TAPSG Board (Ro, Joe, Jose, Vic, Carol, Mary and Sue) will meet following the TAPSG group meeting to discuss outcomes of the Prudential Marathon.
I think that's it. Thanks for your patience, God isn't finished with me yet.
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Did You Know?
- Every 9 minutes an individual is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
- 1 in 10 people will have Parkinson's
- There is no “definitive test” that can confirm Parkinson's disease, except after death
- Parkinson's is not just your "grandparent's" disease or for "old" people
- Currently there is "no cure" for Parkinson's
- Medication can substitute for the missing dopamine, but it is only a temporary solution
- There are 60,000 new cases of Parkinson's Disease a year
- The total cost to the nation is estimated to exceed $6 Billion annually
- Without more federal funding for research to find a cure for Parkinson's, the numbers of Parkinson patients will only increase each year
Torrington Connecticut Area Parkinsons Support Group is sponsored by the Sullivan Senior Center, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and the Connecticut American Parkinsons Disease Association.
