WORLD PARKINSON CONGRESS POSTPONED
Due to COVID-19 and the global impact of the pandemic, the 6th World Parkinson Congress (WPC) has been postponed from 2022 to 2023. It will remain in Barcelona, Spain, with the new dates of July 4 to 7, 2023.
Stella McVeigh is inviting you to a coffee n chat Zoom meeting
Stella is hosting weekly meetings each Mondays to replace our usual Cork Connect sessions until we start again in September Monday July 26th @ 11:00 AM Cork Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 557 177 5101Passcode: 242484
Cork Parkinson’s Association – Walk & Talk – Summer Events!
Our next Walk & Talk event is: Date/Time: Tuesday 27th July @ 11.30 Meeting Point: Blackrock Castle – top car park Walk Leader: Jerome Maume Everyone is welcome. Don’t know Jerome? … look out for man with a small fluffy white dog!
Glove Technology update
Our good friend and supporter, Lorna Kenny researcher at UCC is conducting further research and will be testing the glove device for the next few weeks on Friday afternoons at St Finbarr’s hospital. Many of us have been involved in testing this before and if you are interested and would like to take part in…
The WIDE-AWAKE Club – starts again in September!
As we know all too well, sleep and night-time problems are common in Parkinson’s leaving you feeling tired and drowsy. We can be more prone to insomnia because of symptoms, such as tremor, stiffness, pain and restless legs syndrome, that can disturb sleep. Parkinson’s medication can cause excessive daytime sleepiness or sudden onset of sleep. This can be severe for some…
Arlene Williams Fund-raising in Malaysia for Bandon!
My family and I are delighted to contribute a donation to the Parkinson Association of Bandon in memory of Elizabeth (Betty) Williams. Click here to see our intrepid biker For everyone in the world it had been a long and challenging time. Covid has tested us in areas that we did not realise we had…
Cork Parkinson’s Association raises €50k for research!
This week is World Parkinson’s Awareness Week – which runs from 11-17 April – and to mark it, Cork Parkinson’s Association has raised the impressive sum of €50,000 to fund research at UCC. Click here to learn more about our donation
Our Parkinson’s Awareness Week Conference – Amazing success story!
We would like to thank Dr Sean O’Sullivan, Dr Ruth McCullagh, Dr Emma O’Shea and Prof Suzanne Timmons for their very engaging and thoughtful presentations. We have received fantastic feedback from attendees who found the topics covered meaningful and reflected their own experiences. What really made the difference for our attendees is that the session…
Ted Horgan – CPA Chairperson talks about living with Parkinson’s
As part of World Parkinson’s awareness week, Ted talks to Caroline Allen of Agriland and tells how living with Parkinson’s shifted his focus from one area of farming to another. Click here to get the full story.
CPA mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week -Question Time this evening @ 7.00
As part of world Parkinson’s Awareness week, CPA is organising a virtual spring conference on April 14th in partnership with Parkinson’s Disease Research Cluster (PDRC) based in UCC starting at 10.00 am. This is a unique opportunity for anyone living with Parkinson’s as well as carers, medical/trainee professionals, healthcare workers, community nurses and support…