Monthly Member Community Gathering

October 22, 2024 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM EDT

On the fourth Tuesday of each month, YOPN members come together to learn, engage, and support one another.  It's a great opportunity to connect with fellow members, share experiences and insights about living with YOPD,  discuss personal challenges as well as potential opportunities, and learn how others thrive beyond diagnosis.  This is your safe space - a place you can be real with others who understand what you're experiencing.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with YOPN members and explore what's possible as you create  your own path forward.

Speaker Series - Don't Wait Until It's Too Late - Exercise is the One Thing That Can Give You Back Control

November 12, 2024 7:00 PM EST

Join us to hear from Kristine Meldrum about what, when and how to exercise after your diagnosis.

• If you don't start exercising as soon as you are diagnosed, you miss a window of opportunity to potentially put a PIN in the disease's progression.
• The harsh truth is that this disease accelerates quickly with inactivity toward an earlier death, which Dr. Bloem, World PD expert, explains. 
• There is a specific way to exercise in order to reduce symptoms and potentially slow the progression of the disease.
• For the benefit of care partners and those living around those with YOPD, the best thing that anyone living with PD can do is work to help manage, stabilize, and hopefully reduce their own systems through exercise.

About Kristine Meldrum

Kristine Meldrum is the award-winning author of Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise. She is an exercise professional working with PD and other neurological clients. She is the founder and president of Parkinson’s Place, Iowa, and writes and speaks nationally at Parkinson’s Conferences with a presentation titled "How to exercise to manage and reduce Parkinson’s Symptoms." Kristine has spent fifteen years in the fitness industry and worked for a decade in the medical fitness industry before starting a Neuro Wellness Program in 2020. Kristine engages one-on-one with clients and teaches neuro-classes at Grand Living in West Des Moines, Iowa. She also consults with organizations to help start neuro-wellness programs. Kristine has nine NCCA and Parkinson's Certifications and educational programs. These include the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Group Fitness Instructor, ACE Senior Fitness Specialist, Certified Rock Steady Boxing Parkinson's Head Coach, Certified Mad Dogg SPINNING® Elite Cycle Instructor, Certified Mad Dogg spinpower® Instructor, Mad Dogg rockstar® Instructor, ACE Approved Parkinson's Cycling Coach, Total Health Works Total Parkinson's Instructor, SCW Certified Aquatic Instructor, and APDA Parkinson's Training for Fitness Professionals. For more information, go to www.parkinsonsbook.com 

Monthly Member Community Gathering

November 26, 2024 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM EST

On the fourth Tuesday of each month, YOPN members come together to learn, engage, and support one another.  It's a great opportunity to connect with fellow members, share experiences and insights about living with YOPD,  discuss personal challenges as well as potential opportunities, and learn how others thrive beyond diagnosis.  This is your safe space - a place you can be real with others who understand what you're experiencing.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with YOPN members and explore what's possible as you create your own path forward. 

Speaker Series - Become a DBS Resource for Yourself and Others

December 10, 2024 7:00 PM EST

What should every person with Parkinson’s know about DBS?

• Learn how DBS was developed, how it works, and what symptoms it does (and doesn’t) treat in Parkinson’s.
•  Understand the newest recommendations on when to get DBS and who makes a good DBS candidate.
• Discover the latest innovations in DBS and what life looks like after DBS surgery.

About Andrea Useem RN  - Andrea is the Clinical Specialist for Abbott deep brain stimulation (DBS), covering Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. In this role, she provides support and education for people before, during and after DBS surgery.  A former ICU nurse, Andrea works directly with patients, caregivers, neurologist, Movement Disorder Specialists and neurosurgeons to ensure the best possible outcome for DBS patients.