Patient Centric Care in Action

For the last few months, Mara and I have been discussing changing neurologists with the idea of being seen by a Movement Disorder Specialist (MDS). I was seen by a MDS when we went to U of FL last year we felt that it was too far of a drive for regular appointments. The Vanderbilt Movement Disorder Clinic in Nashville is also an National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) Center of Excellence, they conduct a lot of Parkinson’s research and it is a two hour drive instead of ten, so we decided that was where I would go. So this week I…

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The PD Southern Symposium and Victory Summit

The PD Southern Symposium and Victory Summit We had a wonderful time in Spartanburg SC at the Parkinson’s Disease Southern Symposium.  I have tried to summarize what went on during this three day event below.   Thanks go out to Lisa Cox, Linda Morgan, Ken Cater and Bill Wilkins, the team that conceived and planned a very successful event. The first day consisted of opening ceremonies followed by exhibits and lunch at the Spartanburg County Library, a dance class at Ballet Spartanburg Studios and a screening of the documentary Capturing Grace by Dave Iverson.   On our walk over to the library…

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