Coeur d'Alene
Parkinson's
Support Group
Our Mission
Our Mission
As we reach out to North Idaho's Parkinson's community, we commit to increasing awareness and understanding of this disease while providing hope, education and connection with others traveling the same path.
Please help us provide service to our members.
OUR MEETINGS AND CLASSES
Coeur d'Alene Parkinson's
Support Group Meeting
We will help you to find valuable resources such as webinars, movement disorder specialists in our area, and information on the newest medications and treatments. We have speakers from the medical community quite often. We also have a lending library of educational materials including books and CDs. Since we are all traveling on the same journey, we are here to provide compassionate understanding and methods of coping with this disease.
This group is for people who care for people with Parkinson's. Often that is the husband or wife, but not always. You will receive emotional support
and information and be able to share helpful hints as well as frustrations. This group meets quite often during the free lunch that is served at 12:00 P.M. on the 1st Thursday of the month, at the Elks Lodge, 1170 W. Prairie, Coeur d'Alene. Caregivers will get their lunch, if desired, and go into another room to meet. Then the support group meeting starts at 1:00 P.M.
Caregiver's
Support Group
Women with Parkinson's
Support Group
This is a casual get-together to share information and lend emotional support. We usually meet at a restaurant and order lunch or a treat. This is a great group of women. We are currently meeting at MacKenzie River Pizza, 405 West Canfield Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in their conference room. We have a scholarship fund and our group can buy your lunch if there is a financial need. Just ask Bonnie or Beth when you arrive.
Music and Wellness
This is a great group for increasing the volume of your voice and helping with the clarity of your speech, also. This group is led by Carla Carnegie, MT-BC, NMT, BA, Music &Composition, BA, Music Therapy. She has many hours of working with people with Parkinson's. She is a lot of fun and brings rhythm instruments for all! No singing ability needed. Just come and share some enjoyable time with other people traveling down this path.
Moving to the Music
Yay! We're are back! We found a great instructor, Kristi, from the CdA Kroc Center. She has 14 years experience teaching all kinds of dance. Come and join us for some easy dance moves to some really great music. We will adapt the routines to everyone’s ability level, even if you are in a wheelchair or use a walker or cane. Exercise and socialization have been proven to slow the progression of Parkinson's.
Balloon Badminton
Yes, there really is a game called Balloon Badminton. It is a lot of
fun when you get a lot of balloons going and a lot of people out there.
Please join us on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of the month at the
Elks Lodge, 1140 W. Prairie, CDA at 1:00 p.m.
