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!
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
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…
Cork Parkinson’s Association Supporting Mental Health
This year, for the first time ever, Mental Health is the major theme for World Parkinson’s Awareness week. On Friday 16th April @11:00, Pat Harkin, who is the Head of West Cork Mental Health Services, will be talking about Mental Health issues specifically relating to people living with Parkinson’s. This call is open to everyone…
Parkinson’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign: raise PD to Cohort 4 – support our e-petition
We have sent this letter to the Minister for Health and our local TDs. Please help us to get PD patients moved higher up the list for vaccination by signing and circulating our e-petition to your family, friends and anyone who can support us. The more signatures we get the stronger our voice will be….
WPC Parkinson’s Sing-A-Long
Our next Sing-A-Long will be Wednesday, March 10th @ 6 PM When you are ready to join the Sing-A-Long click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/335635501 Passcode: 478385 Click HERE to see the music we will be singing and to download the lyrics. What to Expect. We will all be singing together but we wont be able to hear each…