Parkinson’s Journey: a marathon of donations!

What a journey we have made since the Parkinson’s Journey was launched last June! The finish line has been successfully crossed! The participants and donors showed great energy and endurance. Thanks to their involvement, the Parcours Parkinson allowed Parkinson Montréal-Laval to collect $24,104 in donations. While this year again we had to adapt to the […]

New service – Sign up for meditation and chair yoga workshops

To start the year off right, Parkinson Montreal-Laval is pleased to offer a new series of 5 meditation and chair yoga workshops starting September 13. Led by Marie-Pier Leclerc, these workshops offer a well-balanced combination of mindfulness (meditation) and gentle movement (chair yoga). Participants will become aware of their bodies, in movement and at rest, […]

Job opportunity – Become our new Caregiver Advisor

Information about the organization Parkinson Montreal-Laval (PML) is a charitable organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of people living with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones by offering support, information and training services. Position Summary The caregiver advisor for people living with Parkinson’s disease will be the resource person for this target clientele […]

Tribute to Carmen Fortin, volunteer for Parkinson Montreal-Laval

It is with deep sorrow that the Parkinson Montreal-Laval team was informed of the death of Carmen Fortin, an exceptional volunteer who was involved in the community for many years. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. Carmen Fortin had been living with Parkinson’s disease for many years. Very active, her life reflects the […]

Let’s go for the Parkinson’s Journey!

Ready, Set, Go! The Parkinson’s Journey, the most important fundraising campaign in the province, is back. From now until September 30, you can participate and help us reach our goal of $20,000 in donations for the Montreal-Laval region. Like every year, we will be thousands of people living with Parkinson’s disease, loved ones, families and […]

Roll up your sleeves with the Bike Challenge

Do You Know? Once again this year, pedaling will help a good cause! The Bike Challenge, proposed by Parkinson Quebec, is back with its 11th edition, which takes place online from June 10 to October 13, 2021. Participating in this challenge and becoming a Pedallian is an active commitment to the well-being of the 100,000 […]

Connected and mobilized: the activity report is available!

If the health crisis has somewhat changed the way of doing things, it has fortunately not had any impact on the services offered. Indeed, whether by phone, by videoconference or by e-mail, the entire team of Parkinson Montreal-Laval remained mobilized to provide people living with the disease and their caregivers with the services and support […]

Together it’s better: on the road with TANDEM

Parkinson Montreal-Laval launches its new twinning program Successful challenge for the twinning project! After a 3-month pilot project this winter, which enabled 10 twinning pairs to be set up, Parkinson Montréal-Laval is taking things to the next level with TANDEM, a twinning program between two persons living with Parkinson’s disease. The concept? To bring together […]

Connect’Aide: virtual meetings but real connections

Launch of a new tablet lending service for caregivers Let’s stay connected with Connect’Aide, a new electronic tablet lending service for caregivers of people living with Parkinson’s disease. It is the result of a collaboration between Parkinson Montréal-Laval, La Coop Ressource Informatique and La Puce Informatique. 8 caregivers from the Montreal area will benefit from […]

Let your voice be heard!

3 questions to Ingrid Verduyckt, PhD, Assistant Professor at the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Did you know? The majority of people living with Parkinson’s disease have language problems: the voice may become hoarse or shaky, articulation less precise, speech altered… On this April16, International Voice Day, we give the floor to Dr. Ingrid […]