Welcome to
Georgetown Area Parkinson's Support Group (GAPS)
This support group is for YOU!
We want to help YOU bridge the GAPS on your journey with Parkinson's Disease.
We want to help YOU bridge the GAPS on your journey with Parkinson's Disease.
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GAPS Mantra:
Educate, Educate, Educate! Exercise, Exercise, Exercise! Socialize, Socialize, Socialize! |
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GAPS monthly newsletters include general meeting summaries, latest Parkinson's articles, GAPS and local meeting info, and lots of other news you can use!
To receive our newsletter via email, click on the button below to sign up!
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Click here for the most recent
Weekly Update.
Thank you to Steven Darroh with Loud & Clear https://www.loudandclear.io for funding the next GAPS Webinar on the ZOOM platform. This funding allows us to bring this webinar to our GAPS members and many in the Parkinson’s community! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! 
Click here to register for the July GAPS Chair Yoga classes. This link is good for all July classes but you must register for each class individually.
Are people with Parkinson’s more at risk of developing COVID-19? Those living with Parkinson’s disease are in a “high risk group,” this includes PD at all ages. We are learning that COVID-19 tends to be more severe in the elderly and those with chronic diseases. Currently, there is no evidence that a PD diagnosis makes you more vulnerable to contracting illness. The best advice for those with PD is prevention!
COVID-19 is still here, continue to take preventive precautions! Click below for more info: · Looking Ahead: Parkinson's COVID-19 and the New Norma · Questions about Parkinson’s and COVID-19 | APDA · Covid-19 in Parkinson's May Appear as Rapid Worsening of Motor Symptoms · Study: COVID-19 Exacerbates Some Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms · COVID-19 Limited Series: Finding Positivity with Parkinson's in a Pandemic 
Click here to see first GADS meeting via webinar held Jun 17th!
Ki Browning's new book Zenergy-now available in Kindle edition. Click here to order.
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Blue Water Navy Veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War can submit claim forms for disability compensation. Parkinson's Disease is currently linked to Agent Orange exposure. Previous claims denied before the law changed last year can file a new claim. See Parkinson's and Agent Orange 
Parkinson's is NOT Witchcraft! Click here for info from our partners in Uganda!
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GAPS is very appreciative and would like to publicly acknowledge financial support has been given to GAPS through a funding grant awarded to CTAP, Central Texas Advocates for Parkinson's by the Parkinson’s Foundation.
On behalf of all members of GAPS and the Parkinson’s/Movement Disorders community, we want to thank both the Parkinson’s Foundation and CTAP for the support and funding!
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Below is a picture gallery showing just some of the many activities and events that the Georgetown Area Parkinson's Support Group (GAPS) has recently supported or attended.
