Monthly Archives: January 2024

Seminario web sobre la demencia con cuerpos de Lewy, 28 de febrero – regístrese ahora

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Seminario web sobre la demencia con cuerpos de Lewy, 28 de febrero – regístrese ahora

El miércoles 28 de febrero a las 6 p. m. (hora del Pacífico), Brain Support Network y Stanford Neurology organizarán un seminario gratuito en español sobre la demencia por la enfermedad de Parkinson y por demencia con cuerpos de Lewy (DCL).

La doctora Carla Abdelnour, becaria postdoctoral de la Universidad de Stanford, brindará una descripción general de los síntomas y el tratamiento de la demencia de ambos enfermedades.

 

Linda HiguerasEl seminario será moderado por Linda Higueras del Brain Support Network, cuyo padre padeció demencia por cuerpos de Lewy.

Regístrate ahora.

El seminario será grabado.

Ayúdanos a correr la voz compartiendo este folleto.

¿Preguntas? Envía un correo a la Dra. Carla Abdelnour con Stanford, o a Robin Riddle con Brain Support Network.

Top Three Things I Learned as a Caregiver (Recording, Discussion Summary, and Notes)

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Top Three Things I Learned as a Caregiver (Recording, Discussion Summary, and Notes)

In December 2023, Brain Support Network and Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach co-hosted a discussion for caregivers to share the top three things they have learned about caregiving. Caregivers offered advice to each other, including advice caregivers wished they could tell their younger selves.

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2024 LBD, PSP/CBD, and MSA Caregiver-only Local Support Group Meeting Dates

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2024 LBD, PSP/CBD, and MSA Caregiver-only Local Support Group Meeting Dates
Here’s information about the 2024 Brain Support Network LBD, PSP/CBD, and MSA caregiver-only support group meetings for those living in Northern or Central California.

Since 2004 (20 years!), we have convened local support group meetings for caregivers of those with Lewy body dementia (LBD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and atypical parkinsonism.

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2024 PSP/CBD (those with diagnosis) Virtual Local Support Group Meeting Dates

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2024 PSP/CBD (those with diagnosis) Virtual Local Support Group Meeting Dates
Here’s information about the 2024 Brain Support Network virtual support group meetings for those with a PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy), CBD (corticobasal degeneration), or CBS (corticobasal syndrome) diagnosis who live in Northern or Central California.

We meet monthly, generally on the second Sunday, 2-2:30pm.  The meetings are loosely facilitated by a local support group member with a CBS diagnosis. Continue reading