Our Parkinson's Place: Parkinson support group plans symposium

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Friday, July 13, 2018

Parkinson support group plans symposium

Jul 13, 2018

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Parkinson Society Support Group of Dickinson County Area is hosting the third annual U.P. Parkinson Disease Symposium on Friday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST. The event will be held in Fornetti Hall and the lower commons area at Bay College West Campus in Iron Mountain, Michigan. This is a UP of Michigan and northern Wisconsin wide event focusing on Parkinson’s Disease. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program at 9 a.m. CST

Coming back on a return visit is keynote speaker Jo Bidwell of Lubbock, Texas. She is director of support groups in the SW, covering northwestern Texas and southern New Mexico. She keeps abreast of new developments, research, medications, and treatments for Parkinson’s Disease and authors the quarterly publication “The Tulip Messenger. The title of her keynote speech is “I Have Parkinson’s Disease, Now What!”.

Bidwell has a bachelor’s degree in counseling and a masters in health education. She was the information and referral coordinator for the Lubbock office of American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) for 17 years, and has taught nutrition at a local college for over 30 years while doing the APDA job. She also was the neurology educator for Covenant Health System. While busy being a grandmother, she also continues to serve her Parkinson’s Disease family in Texas, New Mexico and here in the UP of Michigan.

Registration for the symposium can be done through the Michigan Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinsonsmi.org or phone 1-800-852-9781.

There is a fee to be paid to Michigan Parkinson Foundation to help defray the cost. Beverages and donuts will be available in the morning and a box lunch at noon. Prizes will be given out throughout the day. Health care vendors will be set up for your browsing and interest.

Come for a day of information, activities, and interaction. For more information call Pauline at 906-774-0332.

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