Men often don’t like discussing anything health related.  Subsequently, serious health concerns and potential resources and places to go for assistance are not easily shared among male friends. In Australia, […]

Sharyn has lived in Cooma for 42 years. Back in 2008 she was working in childcare when she began to think she had Parkinson’s. “I suspected I had it because […]

Helen and Arthur Tan met and married in Sydney over four decades years ago when they both migrated from their homes in Malaysia. Helen was doing nursing training and Arthur […]

International Women's Day 2022 Join us on International Women's Day for an online information and discussion session focusing on women's health, the pelvic floor and continence. Presented by women's health […]

Parkinson’s Specialist Nurses are highly trained and experienced nurses based in communities of need. They are dedicated to supporting local people living with Parkinson’s. These Nurses are funded 50/50 by […]

Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson summed up the three decades of community service provided by Tamworth Support Group at its anniversary celebrations in December, saying that the care and support of […]

Di Lymbury, long-time leader of the Lismore Parkinson’s Support Group, was honoured in the Australia Day Awards as Citizen of the Year. The Award recognises her role since 2015 in […]

A successful art exhibition by Maitland Support Group attracted both publicity and financial support in December. Titled Looking through windows in the time of COVID-19, the exhibition featured fibre art […]

Parkinson’s NSW has established a Support Group Consultative Committee to act as a sounding board for ongoing decision-making about Parkinson’s NSW Support Group communications, education, Leadership Team training, operations, and […]

It is common to experience feelings of grief and loss as a person’s Parkinson’s progresses. These feelings can impact both the person living with Parkinson’s, as well as caregivers and […]

When travelling, it is possible to exercise wherever you happen to be staying. There are solutions for wherever you go. Following is a sample workout with simple exercises that can […]

Robert, aged 67 Had DBS surgery in June 2019 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 51. I used to work in sales and noticed I couldn’t write up things properly […]