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Health Profile: Walk in Spain will raise Parkinson’s awarenessby ESTELA VILLANUEVA-WHITMAN, Special to The Register     Rolando Chaves was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in June 2005, six months after noticing a tremor in a finger. He has undergone deep brain stimulation twice to control symptoms. While his speech has slowed, he continues to exercise [...]

Spring 2013 Live it!

Read the online version of Live it! Featuring Bill and Corrine Hinkle of Dike, Iowa.

Annual Parkinson’s Disease Conference

  Download Conference Registration Brochure (Registration brochures will be sent in the mail sometime in April and will be available for order) Before clicking on the link below, please read the following registration instructions: 1) If you are attending the conference by yourself – please register under ‘Individual Admission’ 2) If you are attending with [...]

Emergency ID Cards

In case of emergency – you might want to have these on hand! Download an Emergency ID Card for a person with Parkinson’s Download and Emergency ID Card for a Caregiver

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

 Events taking place throughout the month of April Click on the image below or download a flier Things YOU Can Do in April 1. Get a proclamation signed by your city or town council. Download a template (made available through Parkinson’s Action Network), see if you can attend your city or town council meeting and have [...]

In the News: Delay the Disease Making an Impact in Muscatine, Iowa

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Leading classes to help people with Parkinson’s disease to do better with their flexibility and balance is   something Anthony Krumbholz does in part to honor his father. Krumbholz, a 34-year-old Muscatine firefighter, leads Delay the Disease classes at the Muscatine Community Y twice each week. His father, John, who lives with [...]

Live It! Winter 2013

Read the Winter 2012/2013 edition of Live It! A Ride Across America -Rich Mills

Live It! Summer 2012

“The Adventurous Life” – See the Summer 2012 online edition of Live It.

O’Donnell Golf Outing

On June 29th,  LaDona Molander and John Krumbholz, Iowa Chapter Co-Presidents, were fortunate enough to attend the O’Donnell Family & Friends Golf Outing. As the name suggests, this event is organized by Dan and Dee O’Donnell along with their entire family and friends to benefit a different non-profit organization each year. In 2012, the Iowa [...]

Young Onset Information

The Young Onset Center’s Young Parkinsons are here for all. They were created for the young Parkinson’s community, but “young” is a pretty relative term! Appropriate referrals include: Newly diagnosed “young” – individuals under the age of 60 (maybe even 65 if still working full-time) Once diagnosed young – individuals of any age who were diagnosed under [...]