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PSCKY
Call us!502.426.0888
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Dear Friends:
Happy Valentine's Day week to everyone! Mark your calendars now for the Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, February 24th, noon, at Meadowview Presbyterian Church. We're going to discuss falls prevention. Laurie Reynolds with Guardiacare will talk about a home safety assessment, Zorre' Kimura with Norton Audubon will show you some things you can do to guard against falling, and our own Jinn Fuller Renfro will "fall for you" and demonstrate how to minimize injury when or if you do fall. You're also going to come away from the workshop with valuable Parkinson's disease-specific take-home information that will help you stay safe!
 We've some exciting news to share! Today, we welcome Adina Cook to our staff. Adina has worked extensively with non-profit organizations (read more about Adina here). She has personal experience with Parkinson's disease, having been diagnosed with PD four years ago.
Adina will serve as our Director of Outreach and Training. She will implement two new programs:
- a program to reach undiagnosed people with Parkinson's disease in underserved communities, and
- a training and certification program for paid caregivers who work for assisted living centers, nursing homes and in-home care companies.
Please come by our office for Open House on Friday, February 26th between 10am-2pm and welcome Adina to our team!
Thanks to everyone who took our "Who Is Your Neurologist?" survey. The information you shared has already helped guide our thinking in how PSCKY can work more closely with local doctors. Answers are still coming in, so if you haven't taken the survey, please do!
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THANK YOU, CONGRESSMAN YARMUTH!
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SEND US YOUR BEST IDEA; WIN A $60 MED TIMER!
 Our staff will be on retreat this Friday to discuss PSCKY's plans for the rest of the year and to conduct staff training. Because we value your ideas, we're giving you the chance to win a terrific medication timer (sent to us by the folks at e-Pill last week). All you have to do to enter is fill in the blank! We'll read all the answers, and we'll do a random drawing from all who enter to determine the winner!"The thing I'd most like to see PSCKY do in 2010 is:________________"Email your answers to info@pscky.org by 5pm on Thursday, February 11th. And thanks for helping us!
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RIDE NEEDED!
Are you attending Thursday morning "Move It or Lose It" group at Norton Audubon? Would you mind stopping less than a mile away to pick up and drop off someone needing a ride? If so, will you please call Jinn at 502-640-7141 or 502-426-0888? Thanks!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Our new information packs are proving wildly popular! Do you have a couple of hours to spare? We need some willing hands to assemble more of them. If you could help, please drop Katherine a note with dates & times you'd be available this week or next! Thanks for helping us help others! Did you know? Our "top five" most-requested info packs are:
- Movement & Exercise
- Basic Info about PD
- Young-Onset Info
- Care Partner's Info
- Dealing with Memory & Dementia
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GREAT COVERAGE OF "MOVING ON" IN SHELBY LIFE
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PD EXPERT BRIEFING: NUTRITION & PD, FEBRUARY 23rd
 Join the Parkinson's Disease Foundation--by phone or computer--for the fourth event in a six-part educational series of PD ExpertBriefings. This one-hour event, led by Dr. Christine Tangney, will provide tips on nutrition and Parkinson's disease. During the last 20 minutes of the event, participants can ask Dr. Tangney their own questions on the topic. Event is Tuesday, February 23 at 1pm. Click here to register!
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 IN OUR COMMUNITY
The Legal Aid Society is offering free legal clinic on foreclosure, divorce, bankruptcy and more during January & February. For more info & dates, call 502-584-1254 or visit their website! The MS Center is hosting a ladies-only luncheon & workshop on urinary continence at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, February 10th, from 11-1. Call 502-569-4183, Ext. 16 or e-mail tfarshad@loumscenter.com to register by Monday, February 8, 2010Caring for an older adult in your life? Jewish Family & Career Services is offering a new Caregiver Support Group at Highlands Adult Day Care starting Friday, February 12th at 10am. Please contact Mauri Malka for more information at 502-452-6341 x250 or mmalka@jfcslouisville.org. Come listen, ask questions and learn about dementia at Nazareth Home ( 2000 Newburg Rd). On Tuesday, February 16th from 5:30-6:30pm, Dr. Jane Cornett will speak on "Palliative Care & Dementia Patients." Please RSVP to Gretchen at 502-473-2396. Come hear Dr. Neil Schulman (the original "Doc Hollywood") give a humor-full and informative presentation--" Laughing All the Way: The Truths About Aging"--on Thursday, February 25th at 1pm at Jewish Family & Career Services (2821 Klempner Way (corner of Dutchmans & Cannon Lns)). Free! For more info, call 502-452-6341. | |
DON'T FORGET!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th
5:30pm: Sure Steps for Care Partners Group ( Bob Evans on Hurstbourne Lane behind Olive Garden);please RSVP to Debbie at 502-599-9461, 502-618-0658 or by email.
6:30pm: Shelbyville "Moving On" Exercise Group ( Jewish Hospital Shelbyville Community Room (rear of hospital); Hospital Drive off Hwy 60). There is no cost for this group. For more information: call Dyna at 502.377.7562 or e-mail her at dynazehn@myway.com. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th
11:30am: TRIAD Meeting: Katherine Autin will be attending this community social service network event on PSCKY's behalf this month. Everyone is welcome: held at Swiss Hall near Eastern Parkway.
Noon: NO CHAIR YOGA TODAY.
1pm: Jinn meeting with group in Oldham County to view location for possible new Oldham County Support Group.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11th
9am: "MOVE IT OR LOSE IT!" Exercise Group (Norton Audubon Hospital, Joint Care Gym, 6th floor). Weekly mobility and movement (dance, yoga & Pilates) group led by certified instructor Amy Robinson and medically supervised by Zorre' Kimura. To register, email support@pscky.org or call 426-0888. You may join in at any time, but pre-registration is requested. There is no cost & special parking has been arranged.
11:30am: "LET'S DANCE!" Exercise Group (Dance Louisville; 8023 Catherine Ln, 40242). Weekly dance therapy support group led by students of Bellarmine's Physical Therapy department. Due to cancellations, we may have space available for a few more folks. Call Katherine at 502-426-0888 or 502-314-8307 if interested.
6:30pm: Shelbyville "Moving On" Exercise Group (Family Activities Center at Clear Creek Parks (717 Burks Branch Rd)). There is no cost for this group. For more information: call Dyna at 502.377.7562 or e-mail her at dynazehn@myway.com
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12th
9:30am-2:30pm: PSCKY Staff Planning & Training Retreat. PSCKY offices will be closed today as the staff is out on a planning retreat. If you have an urgent matter to discuss, you should call Katherine at 502-314-8307 or Jinn at 502-640-7141.
Noon:
Deadline for next week's e-newsletter. If you have a question, article
or musing you'd like to share, it's more than welcome! Please email to info@pscky.org. Thanks!
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All the best,
Katherine Autin, Director of Support Services
Adina Cook, Director of Outreach & Training
Jinn Fuller Renfro, Executive Director |
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