Support group offered for Parkinson's patients

The group, which is free and open to the public, meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. The group does not meet during December, July or August.

Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects a patient's ability to control movement, including speech and swallowing, and often results in a weak and quiet voice, says Jessica Huber, group facilitator and assistant professor of speech sciences. Huber studies how the disease affects speech.

Some of the group's previous discussion topics are speech and swallowing changes, pharmacological interventions, nutritional considerations, and balance and falls for patients with Parkinson's disease. The Sept. 19 meeting is an organizational and discussion meeting and the Oct. 17 meeting is about exercise and Parkinson's disease.

For information, call Huber at (765) 494-3796.

The Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences is housed in the College of Liberal Arts.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Jessica Huber, (765) 494-3796, jhuber@purdue.edu

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