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Living an active life with Parkinson's disease

Dragos L Mihaila, MDCarol Sames, PhDDragos Mihaila, MD, director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Upstate Medical University will talk about Parkinson's disease, a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement  He is joined by Carol Sames, PhD, director of Upstate's Vitality Fitness Program to describe how people can live an active life with the disease.

The Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth sponsors two groups that meet monthly to provide education and support to patients and families dealing with this disease: On the first Monday of each month, 12:30 - 2 pm, at The Hearth at Greenpoint, 150 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool; and on the second Tuesday of each month, 6 - 7:30 pm, at The Villas of Summerfield, 100 Summerfield Village Lane, Onondaga Hill off Velasko Road.  For information, call 315-435-2362 x140 or email cstevenson@ongov.net.

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