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This site last updated: August 15, 2022

The SDCCPSG.org Newsletter is back online! Click here for your copy.

Welcome aboard the San Diego Central County Parkinson’s Support Groups website. We are also known locally as ‘Central County’ Parkinson’s Support Groups”.

We’ve done our level best to provide a safe and welcoming digital space tailored to meet the needs of those members of Parkinson's support groups located in and around the San Diego metropolitan area. Our mission is to provide information and facilitate communication while collaborating with others to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson's, their families and caregivers.

There are a number of travel posters, banners and the like sprinkled throughout this site (like the one of the Empire State Building on the lower left or the International Space Station patch below.

The click of a mouse on each one will take you on a light-hearted virtual journey somewhere. Some of us don’t get out much these days what with a persistent global pandemic and all - but that shouldn’t preclude us from having a bit of fun while vicariously exploring the world.
Click here for the SDCCPSG Welcome Letter.
Click here to complete the SDCCPSG Contact Information Form online or click here for the Contact Information Form in PDF format.
Click here to read the San Diego Central County Parkinson’s Support Groups Bylaws.
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By the way, should you happen to find yourself lost while journeying through this website, simply click on the image of the San Diego waterfront at the top of the page (actually on any page) and you will find yourself instantly transported back to the ‘home page’ of this website - where you began your journey through it’s pages.

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Click here to open the Central County Online Calendar.

August Central County Activities
(Look at What’s Happening)

  • Living in the Solution Chapter
    Third Wednesday of the month
    1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Next meeting Wednesday, August 17, 2022
    Topic: Focused Discussion
    Click here for flyer
    Click here for instructions one how to use Zoom
    People with Parkinson’s and care partners gather to share challenges, strategies and successes.
  • Point Loma Live Meeting
    Forth Monday of each month
    10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    CANCELED FOR AUGUST SUMMER SOCIAL
    Will resume in September
  • SDCCPSG Summer Social
    August 27, 2022
    Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
    ZLAC Rowing Club     1111 Pacific Beach Drive,
    San Diego, CA 92109
    Requirements:
    • Reservation
    • Proof of Covid vaccination & booster shots
    • Mask worn while moving about clubhouse
    To Make Reservations: Dolores Cohenour (619)523-0543 or email asst-social-director@sdccpsg.org
    Click here for Summer Social Flyer
  • Do You Duopa? Virtual Breakout
    Fourth Saturday of odd months
    2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
    Next meeting Saturday, September 24, 2022
    Click here to see flyer
    Click here for instructions one how to use Zoom
    Persons with     Parkinson’s receiving or considering Duopa Therapy and their care partners.
    RSVP: (619) 857-6638 or email president@sdccpsg.org
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This website is being updated and upgraded. Please bear with us for the next couple of weeks as this process requires reviewing and optimizing each and every single page of the site.
We hope that you will share your ideas, comments, concerns and suggestions with us by clicking here. Remember, this site is (and will always be) a work in progress.

See below links for Important Coronavirus, COVID-19 and other Information:

Click here for San Diego Central County Parkinson’s Support Groups Board of Directors latest COVID-19 Policy

Click here for Parkinson’s Association of San Diego Board of Directors COVID-19 Policy

Click here for Coronavirus in San Diego County (County website is updated daily)

Click here for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (California Government site)

Click here to see new COVID-19 Risk Assessment App developed and distributed by The Center for Digital Health, Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Click here to open the East County Parkinson’s Support Group Informational Flyer
Click here for the Parkinson’s Association of San Diego (PASD) Quick Reference Guide For All Things Parkinson’s
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Aware in Care

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  • Local Event: Bilingual Rock Steady Boxing. Contact Lizbeth Garces, Certified Rock Steady Boxing Coach.at (619) 971-3904 or bonitaca@rsbaffiliate.com. Click here for more information..
    Bilingual Rock Steady Boxing Class
  • Local Events: The Parkinson’s Association of San Diego Mentor Program is now available. Click here for more information..
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    Are you struggling with Parkinson’s and need someone to talk to? Are you a care partner who needs someone to talk to? Someone who has already “been there and done that?” Then the PASD Mentor Program may be the perfect place for you. Click here or on the image above to learn more.
  • Local event: Parkinson’s Association of San Diego Good Start Program - Click here for more information.
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    A free 2-hour program for newly diagnosed Parkinson’s patients and their care givers / care partners. Click here or on the image above for more information.
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Caregiver Support
  • The Caregiver Coalition of San Diego website houses a webinar library with helpful videos on a variety of topics, tools, and resources to support caregiving efforts.
  • Caregiver Bill of Rights
  • Caregiver Handbook
  • Ride Well to Age Well Handbook
    • For more caregiving related resources, click here.
    Who We Are
    The San Diego Central County Parkinson's Support Groups (aka Central County) is a recognized nonprofit foundation consisting of chapters in the San Diego metropolitan area, including the: Duopa, Living in the Solution (formerly Pacific Beach), and Point Loma - as well as the monthly Speaker Series.
    As of February 2021, the officers of the SDCCPSG are:
    • Nancy Floodberg, President (president@sdccpsg.org)
    • Jim Paterniti, Vice-President (vice-president@sdccpsg.org),
    • Dolores Cohenour, Treasurer (treasurer@sdccpsg.org)
    • Susan Howard, Secretary (member-at-large@sdccpsg.org).
    About this Website
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    While we make every effort to assure that the information in this site is accurate and up to date, errors may occasionally occur. Should you find an error, please contact the webmaster, and we will make corrections as quickly as possible. This site provides links to other websites - as we no control over what information is posted on other sites, we assume no responsibility for what is posted on them.
    Parkinson Foundation now has Kindle® compatible books available online in their Library. Click here to download them or read them online. You can also find the Foundation’s online library link via the SDCCPSG.org Resource Library .
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    Website Privacy Policy
    SDCCPSG.org does not collect personally identifiable information from our visitors. We do make use of cookies for the purpose of identifying visits to each page of the site and the platform used to visit (i.e. desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone). We use the basic configuration of Google Analytics which does not collect any identifying information. To review Google Analytics Privacy Policy, click here.
    The information collected by the use of cookies allows the webmaster of this site to better understand and respond to the needs of those members in the Parkinson's community using SDCCPSG.org. All data is collected     anonymously.
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    Disclaimer
    Disclaimer: The contents of the San Diego Central County Parkinson’s Support Group website are solely for informational purposes about our collective experiences and are not in any way to be considered medical advice. For medical advice, contact your doctor.
    Brain Bank Donation Program for Parkinson's Disease & Related Disorders The University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida have created an opportunity for those persons with a degenerative neurological disorder to receive a post-mortem brain autopsy and final diagnosis at no charge. To learn more about this program, Click here
    Central County Welcome Pamphlet
    The SDCCPSG Welcome Pamphlet can be found by clicking here. The pamphlet is a PDF file and is formatted to be printed if you so desire . If you cannot open the file, you may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader to open the pamphlet.
    Parkinson’s in the News
    The following links will take you to other websites to access the referenced articles. You may at times find it necessary to open a PDF file. If you do not have a PDF reader, you may download the free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader here.

    Add Me to Email List
    If you would like your name and email added to any of the Chapter Meeting Notification Lists, please contact us by clicking here and adding your name and the chapter list. If you would like your name removed, please type ‘Remove my name from the list’.
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