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The online archives of all the past issues of the Parkinson's Post can be found below.

Parkinson's Post newsletter for January / February 2010

In this issue:

  • Laughter as medicine
  • Remembering a grandmother
  • Disabling your autopilot
  • Gifts in 2009 enabled growth
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November / December 2009

In this issue:

  • There’s power in numbers for support group
  • PD artists featured online
  • Conference instills HOPE
  • Get out of the Fog
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September / October 2009

In this issue:

  • Special dog eases life with PD
  • 2009 HOPE Conference details
  • Charity eases financial burden
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August 2009

In this issue:

  • Dental care with Parkinson’s
  • When to see your doctor
  • Special section: PD research
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June 2009

In this issue:

  • Good ideas are worth sharing
  • Riding cross-country for PD
  • Special section: clinical trials
  • Family fund honors mother
  • Tribute gifts
  • PD community loses friend



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April 2009

In this issue:

  • Fight Medicaid denials
  • Get a grip on balance
  • Treat a cold safely
  • Protein and pills
  • Exercise and PD
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February 2009

In this issue:

  • The power of movement
  • On the calendar
  • Music matters
  • Team Parkinson’s 2009
  • Tribute gifts
  • Saying thanks



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November / December 2008

In this issue:

  • PD connected to vitamin D?
  • Studies seek volunteers
  • On passing out in public
  • Dizziness and PD
  • A letter from Bill
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September / October 2008

In this issue:

  • Conference taps quality of life
  • Taming restless legs syndrome
  • Practicing patience with PD
  • Pesticides and Parkinson’s
  • Staying in the know
  • Tribute gifts



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August 2008

In this issue:

  • Ride takes discipline, adrenaline
  • Helping the helpers
  • Drug news from the FDA
  • Sticking with exercise
  • Shipwrecked by Parkinson's
  • New faces at NWPF



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June, 2008

In this issue:

  • Improve posture with exercise
  • Join Team Parkinson’s
  • Conference geared to caregivers
  • Symposia focus on research
  • Try tactics for tackling ‘freezing’
  • Tribute gifts



Special Edition Vol. 2

In this issue:

  • The Center in photos
  • Meet the clinical staff
  • From the director
  • Team tackles 'freezing'
  • Care for those at a distance
  • Resources you can use



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April, 2008

In this issue:

  • Curbing compulsive behaviors
  • Advocates push for research
  • Plans develop for PD housing
  • Team Parkinson's wants you!
  • Dealing with a dry mouth
  • Thank you, donors



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February, 2008

In this issue:

  • Lessons abundant in tai chi practice
  • Keeping mobile with fitness
  • "Ask the Expert"
  • Getting in on research
  • Conference of champions
  • Team Parkinson's outdoes itself



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November/December, 2007

In this issue:

  • Why a specialist?
  • Mark Your Calendar
  • "Ask the Expert"
  • Tax-free IRA rollover
  • Caring for the caregiver



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September/October, 2007

In this issue:

  • Services to maximize DBS
  • Gearing up for HOPE conference
  • On the calendar
  • Team Parkinson's in pictures
  • Getting the most out of fitness



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August, 2007

In this issue:

  • FDA approves skin patch
  • Mark Your Calendar
  • Registry for research launched
  • Team Parkinson's recap
  • Educational opportunities



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June, 2007

In this issue:

  • Medications and Impulsivity
  • Mark Your Calendar
  • Apathy and Parkinson's
  • Parkies on the Hill
  • Being Young with Parkinson's



Parkinson's Post newsletter Special Edition Summer, 2007

In this issue:

  • The Center in photos
  • Meet the clinical staff
  • From the director
  • Team tackles 'freezing'
  • Survey seeks your views
  • Resources you can use



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April, 2007

In this issue:

  • Losing Face
  • Deep breathing, deep benefit
  • Tips for saving face
  • Pedaling for Parkinson's
  • Fall-proof body, home



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February, 2007

In this issue:

  • Coping with the Blues
  • On the Calendar
  • PD's "hidden face"
  • Caring from a Distance
  • The Importance of Respite



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November/December, 2006

In this issue:

  • Exercise as medicine
  • Express yourself
  • The partnership key
  • Ed Ewell honored
  • PD creativity featured online



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September/October, 2006

In this issue:

  • Conference Nears
  • Tune in with Technology
  • Driving Safely with Parkinson's
  • Center Makes Move
  • One Smart Pill



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August, 2006

In this issue:

  • Being Heard
  • The Power of Breathing
  • Team Parkinson's in pictures
  • On the Calendar
  • Center Set for new digs



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June 2006

In this issue:

  • Dealing with Drooling
  • Patch may reduce off episodes
  • Team Parkinson's wants you
  • Role of exercise in balance
  • FDA approves new drug



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April 2006

In this issue:

  • Drug interactions to watch for
  • Group PuSHes for PD home
  • PD doesn't stop the music
  • Neuroprotection in five steps
  • Bringing care home



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February 2006

In this issue:

  • Parkinson's and risky behavior
  • Making resolutions stick
  • It's Team Parkinson's time!
  • Telehealth features specialists
  • At the Parkinson's Center



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November/December 2005

In this issue:

  • Overcoming anxiety
  • Exercise: Beyond the physical
  • Boosting workouts with yoga
  • Resources for caregivers
  • What to do with your old car



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September/October 2005

In this issue:

  • Indispensable dog to one patient
  • Exercise: What's in it for you?
  • Curbing your anxiety
  • Tips for aiding recall
  • Advances in medications
  • New book spells out first year



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August 2005

In this issue:

  • Tackling mental changes
  • Team seeks runners
  • Strategies to remember
  • New medications hold promise
  • NWPF Board grows
  • Harley Raffle to help cause



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June 2005

In this issue:

  • Taking Care of Love
  • Harley Raffle to help cause
  • Tuning Your Memory
  • New Book Inspires
  • Support Groups



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April 2005

In this issue:

  • Taking Care of Depression
  • Benefits of Physical Therapy
  • Parkinson's Events in Oregon
  • Action Network makes strides
  • A bright idea



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February 2005

In this issue:

  • Shaken activist still makes a stir
  • C.L.E.A.R. ways to cope
  • Resources for caregivers
  • Coalition pushes for research



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November/December 2004

In this issue:

  • Advocacy fuels patient's hope
  • Red meat and Parkinson's
  • Rotigotine and Rasagiline
  • Rigor in Research
  • The Power of the Placebo



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September/October 2004

In this issue:

  • A lesson in slowing down
  • New drug shows promise
  • Loss leads to life lessons
  • Community mourns Milly
  • Calendar of events



Parkinson's Post newsletter for July/August 2004

In this issue:

  • When seeing is believing
  • Sleepless? You're not alone
  • The STP in pictures
  • The helping pages
  • Support for caregivers



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June 2004

In this issue:

  • Artist finds therapy in life's work
  • Embracing compromise
  • Telehealth links rural patients
  • Highlights from the Care Center
  • Team Parkinon's needs you
  • Get online to 'chat' with the Doc
  • FDA approves Apokyn
  • Research candidates needed



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April 2004

In this issue:

  • 'Porridge' good for body, soul and Parkinson's community
  • Nutitional role central in self-care
  • Yoga pluses plentiful for Parkinson's people
  • Research study seeks patients
  • Get online to 'chat' with the Doc
  • Advocate role crucial during hospital stay
  • Free online tool geared to caregivers
  • Team Parkinson's needs you



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January / February 2004

In this issue:

  • Technology boosts steadfast spirit
  • Assessment takes holistic approach to individual care
  • Freezing a 'sticky situation' for people with Parkinson's
  • Get your wheels turning for someone you love
  • Handy gadgets, changes to habits make life with Parkinson's easier
  • New sights and sounds mark launch of awareness campaign
  • Study looks at environment and genes in Parkinson's



Parkinson's Post newsletter for November / December 2003

In this issue:

  • Right care plus right attitude add up to quality of life for Seattle couple
  • What makes a Center better
  • Advocacy is a team effort
  • Rasagiline shows promise as early Parkinson's therapy
  • Caregivers invited to share stories
  • Holidays a popular time for 'recreational worrying'



Parkinson's Post newsletter for September / October 2003

In this issue:

  • Surgical therapies promising for some with Parkinson's
  • Drug combo addresses 'wearing off' effect
  • Gates Foundation funds effort to reach deeper
  • Montana creates community for support, cure
  • NIH seeks genetic study volunteers
  • Online caregiver training shows early impact
  • Parkinson's: Trusted guru
  • Book a source of H.O.P.E. for people with Parkinson's
  • Calling all volunteers



Parkinson's Post newsletter for May/June 2003

In this issue:

  • Reason for Hope
  • Planned Giving
  • H.O.P.E.'s Second Printing
  • What is Essential Tremor?
  • Mr. Wasson Goes to Washington
  • Dry Mouth Solutions
  • Biking for PD



Parkinson's Post newsletter for March/April 2003

In this issue:

  • CoQ10: Boom or Bust?
  • Group Health STP 2003 Training
  • Montana Fundraising and Awareness
  • Food Can Help You Feel Better
  • Survey on Parkinson's



Parkinson's Post newsletter for January/February 2003

In this issue:

  • Let's go for a Ride!
  • Dr. Jeff Shaw
  • Go Ask a Doctor!
  • Understanding Anti-oxidants
  • Survey on Parkinson's