Every Thursday afternoon for the last 3 years, I have gotten together with a group of men and women with Parkinson’s disease to host a weekly speech class, The LOUD Crowd® We have become our own Toastmasters group, incorporating the concept of “speaking with intent,”...
This month I had the opportunity to provide two community lectures on the topic of Swallowing and Parkinson’s disease. Following my presentation/s I was struck by the number of people with Parkinson’s (PWP) who came up to me to ask a question who have never been...
Last week I presented a community lecture on Swallowing problems associated with Parkinson’s disease. When presenting information to an audience of people with Parkinson’s (PWP), I try to provide up to date information gathered from the dysphagia research. I also try...