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Upcoming Events at MS & Parkinson's |
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Dear Whanau,
We have got a busy October planned with clinics, workshops and our first talk in our "Ask Me About" series.
Firstly, we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that helped with our annual appeal. We are immensely grateful for the incredible support you've shown to our cause. This is one of those things that we just can't do without your help. Thank you to the more than 350 volunteers that helped with the mammoth effort of collecting at the 43 sites all over Waitaha Canterbury.
We are super excited to let you know that we managed to collect $43,000!!
The annual appeal always highlights how one person can make a difference in the world. This is particularly emphasised by a few of our collectors in our rural communities where we don't have as many people volunteering.
In Amberley one couple, and their lovely dog, collected both days for us, and in Culverden one special person collected both days and managed to raise $1758!! Darfield is another rural community that comes together with the Malvern Lions and collects for us at the Postshop, bakery and supermarket. I don't think you can walk through Darfield during the appeal and not bump into a MSPC collector.
There are too many people to thank and mention, you are all important and we value your time and effort. Thank you to all our volunteers, service clubs and schools that helped us make this collection such a success!
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Support Groups |
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Parkinson's Groups 1 Parkinson's Spouse/Partners Group Register to attend 2 Parkinson's Ashburton Group Register to attend 7 Parkinson's Rangiora Group Register to attend 8 VAMP – Group full 10 Parkinson's Thursday Group Register to attend 15 Parkinson's Tuesday Group Register to attend 17 Parkinson’s Prebbleton Group - Register to attend 21 Parkinson's UPBEAT under 65 Register to attend |
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Multiple Sclerosis Groups 7 MS Hayley's Group, 10.30am Crisp, Fendalton - Register to attend 9 MS Ashburton - Register to attend 16 MS Wednesday Group Register to attend TBC MS Rolleston – 2.30pm @ Pedal Pusher Rolleston TBC MS Saturday Peer Support - More info
MS SMYELIN under 45 No meeting this month |
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Open to All 4 Open Gym Group Register to attend Nordic Walking every Friday at 10am at Hagley Park Car Park Register to attend |
Events, Education & Clinics |
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2 Selwyn Clinic - call to book 7 CanBead Ashburton Register to attend 8 Podiatry – Call to book 9 Ashburton Clinic - call to book 15 Swell Expo in Selwyn 19 Braintree Expo 30 Ask me about Parkinsons With Tim Anderson Register to attend
2 December MSPC Christmas Lunch Register to attend
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Reminder that our new Exercise timetable starts on the
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Ask Me About Parkinson’s with Tim Anderson |
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Do you have a burning question? Or maybe something you have wanted to know about MS or Parkinson’s and never had the chance to ask? Or perhaps you are just curious about one tiny little facet of the condition or treatment? Now is your time to ask! New to the MSPC events calendar are our Ask Me About series where we open the floor to your questions. These sessions will call for questions at time of registration, with Tim and Debbie choosing 10 to answer over the course of the hour session. We are anticipating these sessions will be booked out and encourage you to register early. |
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Tim Anderson is the Cas Van Der Veer Chair in Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders at the Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch and Clinical Director of the New Zealand Brain Research Institute (NZBRI) in Christchurch. His main clinical interests are in Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and dementia. Research interests are in biomarkers of cognitive impairment and progression in Parkinson’s disease, as well as many other aspects of Parkinson’s – advanced brain imaging (MRI and PET), EEG, epidemiology, genetics, behavioral and other non-motor features. Tim holds two specialty clinics in movement disorders per week and fortnightly botulinum toxin clinics for the CDHB and also hosts 5th year University of Otago, Christchurch medical students at his outpatient clinics. Tim regularly conducts clinical pharmaceutical trials in Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders, which has enabled patients not only to have early access to new treatments but also and regular clinical review and oversight. |
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Ashburton CanBead Workshop – Open to all |
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Date - Monday 7 October
Time: 10.30 til 12noon Place - Ashburton Cancer Society Rooms, cnr Monna Square and Kermode Street Open to everyone, men and women - activities to suit all What to Bring - just yourself but if you attended last year, please bring the kitbag that you received |
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Be Emergency Prepared - A Christchurch disability community workshop Do you have a plan if there’s a Civil Defence emergency? You are invited to a workshop to find out about emergency preparedness and response for disabled people including what you can do before, during and after an emergency. Come along, bring your questions and share your ideas in an accessible and collaborative space.
Where: Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre 341 Halswell Road, Christchurch When: Tuesday 8 October, 1pm to 3pm Time: 12.30–3pm doors open at 12.30pm for a 1pm start RSVP: kaituitui.ootautahi@dpa.org.nz
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The MSPC team will be at the Swell Expo this month so come down and see us. Swell is a great place to connect with over 70 community clubs, organisations and wellbeing providers at Selwyn’s premier expo for older residents.Enjoy fun activities, guest speakers, live entertainment and market stalls at this free event.
Date: 15th October 2024 Times: 9:00am – 2:00pm Place: Lincoln Events Centre: 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln.
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Braintree Expo |
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We know it seems mad to start talking about Christmas but it really is just around the corner. We are doing our Annual Christmas Lunch at Papanui Club again this year and we would love for you to join us.
Date: 2 December 2024 For anyone new to MSPC or if you haven't joined us before, then the Christmas lunch is a lovely time to get together and celebrate the year we've had. Papanui Club puts on an amazing spread of buffet style food and the desserts are to die for. There will be raffles and chocolate wheel so bring your gold coins. For our regulars, you will notice an increase in cost this year. This is because the club is doing two buffet tables this year, meaning more people can attend, and the lines will move more quicky- win/win! |
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UPBEAT is a seven day course, 26 March - 1 April 2025 for people who have early-onset Parkinson's. This is your opportunity to get outdoors and have your own Outward Bound experience in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds and renew your zest for life!
This course is suitable for people who have early-onset Parkinsons who are under 65 years of age. To safely and fully participate in the course you must be able to participate in a full day’s activities (with rest breaks), comfortable in water and getting your head underwater (wearing a life jacket), independent in all personal cares and finally able to work well with others in a team environment. UPBEAT is subsidised by Outward Bound's generous donors. Participants pay a contribution towards the course cost.
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Oceans of Hope Challenge NZ |
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There is a couple of spaces open for our Oceans of Hope Challenge NZ from 25th to 29th November on Lion NZ sailing around the islands in our beautiful Hauraki Gulf. If you are not sure , watch the following to hear from our participants: Achieve Your Goals Overcoming Limitations Power of Community. If you think you would like to join us or you know someone who would, or If you have any questions, please contact Ingrid on oceansofhopechallengenz@gmail.com |
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Highlight |
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At the end of September I attended the Living Positively with Parkinson’s Conference in Auckland. During this three-day event we heard from keynote speakers, including world leading expert on Parkinson’s Professor Bas Bloem from the Netherlands, and Connie Carpenter-Phinney co-founder of the Davis Phinney Foundation.
There were many other presenters too, and I heard from an interesting and multi-disciplinary team of people that represented neurology, psychiatry, physiotherapy, nursing, and researchers that presented on a wide range of topics that included nutrition, mental health, dementia, genetic testing and the PINK 1 gene, intimacy and care giving. What a privilege it was for me to have this focused time of learning and be able to bring some of the current thinking back into my workplace to share with my colleagues and all the wonderful people that use our services and are part of our MSPC family. I have had a few weeks to reflect on the conference now. I greatly enjoyed the learning from the expert presenters, but the other highlight was being at conference tables with all the people with Parkinsons and their caregivers. I learnt so much as we had a chance to chat over coffee and morning teas and discuss the real-life application of many of the topics being presented about. As always, I continue to be humbled as people share their stories with us. The conference confirmed the leaning towards a Health and Wellbeing model to help people live well with Parkinsons today. I was excited to think that here at MS & Parkinson’s Canterbury we have already grasped this concept well and are running with it So, we continue to be here to support you with exercise, connect you with others through our peer support groups and provide education and tools to help you live well today. Kirsten Cairns Health and Wellbeing Advisor
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