Welcome!
As the grassroots organization for Parkinson's disease, the South Florida Chapter of The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and its Information & Referral Center (I&R Center) are committed to providing services, programs and activities for people with Parkinson’s disease and their Caregivers.
Together, the Chapter and I & R Center "ease the burden" of Parkinson's disease by helping fund and organize numerous local programs and support groups that offer a network of qualified professionals, tangible resources, and a circle of friends who share similar needs. This local network forms the basis of the grassroots campaign to help overcome the unique challenges of living with Parkinson’s disease while concurrently raising funds to “find the cure”.
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Chapter Membership:
As a member of the local Chapter you have a dramatic impact on helping us assist others by supporting the services listed below:
• The Parkinson’s Source Newsletter
• Parkinson’s Newly Diagnosed Workshop
• Annual Parkinson’s Symposium
• Caregiver respite and education
• Regional Support Groups and Exercise
• Information and Referral Services
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American Parkinson Disease Association launches
"OPTIMISM" programs. Call 800-825-2732.
OPTIMISM…IT'S CONTAGIOUS!
With optimism, we can do anything; come together to raise money, see the positive on a difficult day, lift someone's spirits, be encouraged to take action, move closer to a cure. All across the country, people are teaming up to reach a common goal: to "ease the burden and find a cure" for Parkinson's disease. Participating in the American Parkinson Disease Association's national "Optimism" campaign allows you to spread hope, confidence and a positive vision for the future—while increasing awareness about Parkinson's disease and raising money for education, support services, and to help find a cure.
Optimism events bring people together, empowering them to take action and inspiring them to make a positive impact. Organize an Optimism event today…it's easy.
OPTIMISM CAMPAIGNS - Who started them?
Answer: Bob Preston, the Rhode Island man who launched 5,000-mile Odyssey to raise Awareness and Funds for Parkinson's disease. Five years ago Bob Preston was 52 years old and had the world by the tail. He owned a very successful business, had two great kids, a nice house in Narragansett, R.I., a boat that was a Motor Boating Magazine featured centerfold, and the "World's Best Wife." Then the doctors told him he had Parkinson's disease. The virtual body slam!
Bob's mission began soon after being diagnosed, when he spent a lot of time actively involved in his local Rhode Island Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and got to know many people fighting this progressive degenerating neurological disease. Of the people he observed, he wondered, who were doing the best? Hands down, the optimists were doing the best physically, and those with a good mental attitude were highly focused and putting their time and talents into the things they were still able to do despite the ailment.
"We would truly like to meet people along the route," he says. "It's nice to see a friendly face in a new port."
In support of Bob's efforts to raise Parkinson's awareness, donate now to the South Florida Chapter in Bobs' honor!
You are invited to meet Bob Preston on May 2, 2012 from 2:00pm -4:00pm at the Delray Beach Group @ South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL
Upcoming Events
Annual Fun Walk & Picnic - Saturday, April 14, 2012
Lake Ida Park, Delray Beach. Funds raised go to Parkinson's Research.
You may donate online at http://apdaparkinson.donordrive.com/event/FLwalk2012
or mail donations to:
APDA, 201 E. Sample Road, Deerfield Beach, FL 33064
800-825-2732
Click here to download the walk entry form and the pledge sheet.
Participate in a University of Florida Study Called:
The Role Of Visual Attention In The Driving Safety Of Parkinson Disease Patients
Description: Deficits in visual attention and visual perception may occur early and consistently in people with PD, may negatively impact safe driving and may be the central core underlying driving impairment. Building on pilot work we are examining whether the Useful Field of View® (UFOV), a measure of central vision, divided attention, selective attention and speed of processing, shows homogenous impairment among PD drivers when compared to healthy age-matched controls, as a consistent predictor of driving safety risk.
Contact Person: Dr. Alexander Crizzle
Email: acrizzle@phhp.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-273-6136
Duration: June 1, 2010-May 31 2012.
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