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Weekly Parkinson's Newsletter from PAACI



Parkinson's Awareness Association

of Central Indiana, Inc.

May 24, 2024

Parkinson's Articles & Events

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

A Skin Test Could Detect Parkinson's and Related Diseases


Rehabilitation Care & Parkinson's: Start Early and Assess Often


AI Isn't Sci-Fi

Older Adults Beware & Prepare Yourself & Your Family! (AI scams discussion)

Monday, June 10, 2024 (9:30am-1pm)

Westfield High School, Main Cafeteria, Door 2/3

RSVP to Lisa Albano at 463-215-2419 or Lisa@scofhc.org


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

What is Caregiver Burden? 4 Common Signs


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


15 Minute Senior Exercise Program for Balance and Strength


A Note from us

Hi Everyone-

Did you know that the World Parkinson's Congress is meeting from May 24th -27th? I'm sorry I didn't get this info to you sooner, but here's a link if you'd like to check it out. Click here for more info.


We hope you have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend. Please keep in mind all those who have sacrificed so that we may celebrate.


Please also put our fundraiser (listed below) on your calendar. We'd love to have you all come out and enjoy a wonderful meal and/or treat and help raise funds for PAACI!


Fundraiser Info:

Monday, June 3, 2024 5-8pm at Homemade Ice Cream and Bakery Cafe' at 10875 N. Michigan Rd., Ste. 100, Zionsville, IN 46077.


A portion of the proceeds will be donated to PAACI in honor of Dr. Steve Loman.


Please come out and join us in raising funds for PAACI (that's us!) and honoring Dr. Steve Loman at the same time. We look forward to seeing you there!


Have a great weekend!

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