Spring 2016 marked year two of Step by Step, a 12-week walking program aimed at encouraging those with Parkinson's disease to increase their average daily steps. Through their participation, physical fitness and stamina are improved, assisting in combatting the...
Megan Walker Straight is a dance dynamo who has helped bring Dance for PD® to British Columbia. In early 2015, Megan's mother told her about the dance program, a collaboration between the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group. Megan, herself a...
Stefano Cataldi is a PhD student who conducts research at UBC's Centre for Applied Neurogenetics (CAN). He recently joined 4,400 individuals from around the world, including over 70 British Columbians, at the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) in Portland. Stefano is one...
In May 2016, Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) partnered with the SongShine Foundation™ to offer instructor training. Individuals with backgrounds in speech, music, health and voice all gathered in Vancouver to learn about music and drama-based vocal therapy...
