Monthly Support Group Meetings

2025 May Business Meeting Video

May 2025

Guest speaker Kathleen Rodberg, a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law with McGuire Wood & Bissette Law Firm regularly helps clients establish and administer guardianship and special needs trusts, develop comprehensive Medicaid and long-term care plans, and prepare traditional estateplanning documents.

Rodberg will provide information on the legal documents she believes every person with Parkinson’s should consider, and advice on how to find the right legal counsel for your unique circumstances

2025 March Business Meeting Video

4 March 2025

Grief counselor, Daniel Tipton, shares a framework of understanding grief for those living with a chronic disease, as well as those who care about that person. He clarifies the difference between grief-sadness and depression, explores anticipatory grief and reminds us we are not alone. If we love, we also grieve.

2025 February Kim Gamble Presentation

4 February 2025

Kim Gamble, board president for the Carolinas Chapter of the Parkinson Foundation, provides medical background for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. A three-member panel, comprised of support group members, discuss their experience researching and receiving DBS plus personal outcomes.

November Business Meeting Video

5 November 2024

The Parkinson’s Support Group of Asheville will have a presentation by, Lucrecia Pintacuda, describing her climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2023 as part of Team FOX. October Business Meeting was canceled due to the hurricane

May Business Meeting Video

7 May 2024

The Parkinson’s Support Group of Asheville will explore diet and nutrition at its May 7 meeting. Kendra Miller, a registered dietitian nutritionist, and co-owner of Fueling Life Nutrition in Asheville will talk about how good eating habits and a balanced diet can help people with Parkinson’s feel their best and maintain their energy.

April Business Meeting Video

2 April 2024

Vender Fair including services such as: physical therapy and exercise, home safety assessment, medical equipment for home and personal use, speech and swallowing therapy, adult day care, care management education and guidance, legal estate and end of life planning, in-home care, and elder adventure activities.

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