Young Powerful Women Joining Forces to Walk with Parkinson's TOGETHER!
Creating a safe place for women with Parkinson's disease (PD) to share information, connect, and support one another.
We desire to break the stigma that PD is only found in older white men, and bring awareness that Parkinson's can also be found in these beautiful young women
Young Onset PD in Women WI Mission Statement
COME TO OUR EVENT!
YOUNG ONSET PARKINSON'S NEXT STEPS
We are hosting an event at LAMBEAU FIELD with Parkinson Movement Disorder Alliance - get excited for a day full of YOPD Topics! We will talk about how to share your diagnosis, when to involve a financial planner, and ways to stay active and social! This is a day for YOU and YOUR FAMILY!
Join us and let's learn together!
Saturday, September 21st at 9am
About YOPD in Women WI
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Wendy Sorem (left) and Calissa Schneider (right) call themselves the "Parkie Pioneers", a name they had given themselves when they started Young Onset PD in Women Wisconsin in 2023. This name was fitting because they have paved the path for women in WI living with PD, raising a family, managing a job, and navigating a neurodegenerative disease. They wanted to create a comfortable place, a safe landing, for women under the age of 55 with a new diagnosis of Parkinson disease.
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Young Onset PD in Women Wisconsin is a movement for raising awareness in Wisconsin about Young Onset Parkinson Disease (YOPD). We are a group of beautiful women given a progressive diagnosis at a young age.
BUT that is not a reason to slow down!
We want Wisconsin to know that we are BIGGER than YOPD and that it is not
"an old white man's disease".
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5-10% of people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) are diagnosed before the age of 50
about 400 women under the age of 50 are diagnosed each year
Women with PD have significantly less social support and community
(parkinsons.org)
With statics like these, we KNOW you are out there and we want you to know
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Monthly Get Togethers!
Each month on the third Thursday at 6:30pm
Barnes & Noble
4705 W Grande Market Drive
Appleton, WI 54913