A24 - Wednesday, September 19, 1984 - North Shore News

FOR NORTH SHORE

Parkinson’s victim
seeks support group

A NORTH Shore man has mounted a drive to

form a local support group for members of the
B.C. Parkinson’s Association.

Stan McLennan told the
News Monday that at this
point, he has no idea where
the group might locate, but
he estimated about 20 per-
sons on the North Shore
might be interested in join-
ing the group. He said he
personally knows between 10
to 15S persons interested in
setting up the group.

McLennan presently at-
tends sessions at the Van-
couver Neurological Centre
where the B.C. Parkinson's
Association holds weekly
programs for members. The
sessions, which run from 10
am. to 2 p.m., include exer-
cises, educational presenta-
tions, speech and hearing
assessments, and social activ-
ities.

McLennan said although
he has attended the sessions
at the Vancouver Centre for
almost seven years, a local
group would rid participants
of mounting transportation
problems.

Advertisements for the
group are being broadcast
on Cable 10. Any persons in-
terested in joining the group
are asked to contact McLen-
nan at 987-2308.

David Kabool, a social
worker at the Vancouver
Centre, said initial costs for
the North Shore group
would probably be minimal,
since other local groups have
managed to set up programs
through donations of time
and facilities from communi-

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Parkinson’s Disease.”’
The lecture will be held
October 10 at 7:30 p.m. at

the Centre.

Kabool is optimistic that
the North Shore group will
get off the ground.

‘*Stan is really com-
munity-minded and he 1s to
be commended for taking
charge of this drive. We’re
looking at lower financial
aceds said

initially,’’

Kabool. ‘‘And anyone who
wishes to discuss any pro-
blems they might be ex-
periencing with Parkinson’s
disease, whether they have
the disease or they happen to
be family members, are wel-
come to contact me at the
Centre. We're open to
anyone who wants to talk.’’

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‘*Basically what we're do-
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with Parkinson’s disease,
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Parkinson's disease, a
progressive disease of the
nervous system, strikes older
people, primarily those over
50 Kabool said medication
works well on persons suf
fering from the disease in the
early stages, adding its
these persons who are more
likely to attend the support
group meetings

Costs of attending the
groups are minimal, with on
ly a $5 donation required for
membership in the Associa
tion) However, Kaboot satd
the $5 fee as more of g~dona
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