Caregivers: don’t be isolated to better help
3 questions to Judith Gay, caregiver to her husband for 18 years Did you know that? In the greater Montreal area, more than 10,000 people are living with Parkinson’s disease, but 40,000 people are affected if we count the caregivers. The role of caregiver is often a natural one, but it is also associated with […]
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 […]
Photo Challenge – Beautiful pictures of solidarity
For International Parkinson’s Day, we launched a photo challenge on social networks! How to participate? Post a photo of tulips on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #FlowerHope and tagging the Parkinson’s Montreal-Laval account. Photos can also be sent to [email protected]. When? From April 11 to 30, 2021 On April 30, a winner will be […]
Exclusive – Support Group for Caregivers (EN) open to all!
Save the date! Next Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Marie-Pier Leclerc, a teacher and trainer who is passionate about well-being and mental and physical health, will be the special guest of the English support group. To allow as many people as possible to share this moment with this sparkling personality and to exchange […]
Committed to providing appropriate care
3 questions to Stéphanie Langlois, physiotherapist in neurology at Kinatex Sports Physio Ste-Rose April 7th is World Health Day, an opportunity for Parkinson’s Montreal-Laval to thank all the health professionals who are committed to providing people living with the disease with adapted care and thus enabling them to maintain their quality of life. To talk […]
Keep moving project: a great team work!
Several partners came together to develop the Keep moving! project, which resulted in a flyer to encourage physical activity for people living with Parkinson’s disease. With the current sanitary context, this project remains more relevant than ever! Thank you to our 4 partners: Parkinson en mouvement, NeuroMotrix, Kinatex Sport physio Rockland et le Centre national […]
Twinning project: learning and sharing
3 questions to Francine and Pierrette, twinned at the beginning of the year At the beginning of the year, Francine Beaudoin, who has been living with Parkinson’s disease for several years, and Pierrette Meunier, newly diagnosed, decided to participate in the new twinning project offered by Parkinson Montreal-Laval. The idea? To bring together two people […]
Together, let’s flower hope with the donation of virtual tulips!
Buds blooming, positive temperatures and longer days, etc., if April usually announces the beginning of spring, it is also the month of Parkinson’s disease awareness. An opportunity to cultivate solidarity and to flower, together, hope through the donation of virtual tulips. Tremors, muscular rigidity, slowness of movements, etc., some symptoms are known, but many aspects […]
Recent diagnosis – Individualized meeting for diagnosed persons and their relatives
Have you just learned that Parkinson’s disease will now be part of your life? Many questions running through your mind? How to preserve your quality of life? How to look to the future? How to better face this disease? And given all this, where to start? It is perfectly normal to have questions and concerns. […]
Let’s move! Benefit from our Respite and Exercise Service
We know that as a caregiver it is not always easy to free up time to participate in some of our activities. Difficult, indeed, to leave his or her loved one alone during this time. This is the reason why, we offer you the Respite and Exercise service with our partner NeuroMotrix. How does it […]
