Single, Dating, and Navigating Relationships
Considerations for People with Parkinsonism
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Single people with parkinsonism have unique challenges and opportunities not relevant to people in partnerships. Being single can be frightening, lonely, liberating and empowering ..let's unpack all of it.
Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the implications of PD on care partners and family members of PwP. Single people with PD play both roles-- patient and partner! They have twice the duties and responsibilities and seem to get disproportionately fewer resources.
The goal of this class is to confront the real and perceived implications of being single and celebrate the opportunities it provides.
Your Instructor
Laurie Mischley studied naturopathic medicine (ND) at Bastyr University and epidemiology (MPH) and nutritional sciences (PhD) at the University of Washington. Her work is focused on identifying the nutritional requirements unique to individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. She has published on coenzyme Q10, lithium, and glutathione deficiency in Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
For the past decade, she has been lead investigator of the Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP) Study (www.MVP-Study.com), a global observational study designed to describe the secret(s) to success in a real-world population.
She has maintained a clinical practice in Seattle for over two decades, caring for thousands of patients with Parkinsonism.