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Weekly Parkinson's Newsletter from PAACI



Parkinson's Awareness Association

of Central Indiana, Inc.

June , 2024

Parkinson's Articles & Events

(To register for an event or view an article click on the blue link.)

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment


Association of Coffee Consumption and Pre-diagnostic Caffeine Metabolites With Incident Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Cohort


10 Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease


Vertigo, Dizziness & Low Blood Pressure


Real Talk from Women Living with Parkinson's (podcast)


The Fox Focus on Parkinson's (magazine)


Women & PD Conference with PAACI

Saturday, July 27, 2024 @ 11:30am

Dr. Indu Subramanian will discuss "Gaps in Care and Management for Women with PD".

Our movement break will be done by Roberta Wong from the Indianapolis Ballet School.

MCL at Township Line Rd.

(2370 W. 86th St., Indpls, IN)

To register contact Sheri by responding to this message, emailing sheripaaci@yahoo.com or by calling 317-255-1993.


Caregiver Corner

4 Top Dementia Accusations


Five Ways to Prepare for Hospice Care


Caring & Coping: A Care Partner's Guide to Parkinson's (downloadable e-book)


Caregiving Legal Basics: Essential Documents and Tasks


Roadmap to Eldercare (Book available on Amazon)


Of Interest


Fantastic 4th of July Activities for Seniors


6 Ways to Prevent Heat Stroke in Seniors


10 Ways to Keep Seniors Cool in Hot Weather


Head to Toe Gentle Seated Chair Exercises for Seniors Improve Range of Motion


Medical Debt May Soon Be Wiped from Your Credit Report


A Note from us

Hi Everyone-

The first thing I want to do is apologize for missing all of you last week. Our newsletter provider was down for a bit, so this newsletter might be a bit longer.


I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a safe and happy Fourth of July!


Sheri, John & the PAACI Board!

Research Opportunities

Join a Study - Parkinson's Foundation List of Available Studies


Parkinson's Disease Medical Care Planning Resource

Dr. Jiayun Xu is creating a tool to help you and your family members talk about future medical planning in Parkinson's Disease. They are looking for a person with Parkinson's and a family member who is/was caring for a family member with PD within the last 5 years. You must be able to speak and read English, willing to be audio-recorded and have access to a phone or internet. For more info contact Dr. Xu at caregive@purdue.edu or phone 765-494-4017.


Speech Accessibility Project

Beckman Institute at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a new study called the "Speech Accessibility Project" to help speech recognition tools understand diverse voices. You can record your speech from home and earn up to $180/$90 for caregivers. For more info: 1-888-309-6499 or speechaccessibility@beckman.illinois.edu