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 […]
Parkinson’s Journey: Claudie took up the challenge!
Congratulations to Claudie Séguin who has successfully met the challenge she set herself as part of the Parkinson’s Journey 2021! After several months of preparation (and despite a few unforeseen difficulties), Claudie completed a 25-kilometer run, followed by a 5-kilometer walk with her father who lives with Parkinson’s disease. Her motivation, commitment and determination enabled […]
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 […]
A daily rhythm with Parkinson’s
3 questions to Yvan Demers who has been living with Parkinson’s for 6 years On International Dance Day, we met with Yvan Demers, a dance passionate who talks about his daily life with Parkinson’s disease with poetry and humor. He delivers a touching and inspiring story with a nice dose of good mood. To begin, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
