November PNSN Monthly Meeting
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PN Funk
During the holidays, the expectation is for fun, food, and festivities. But Peripheral Neuropathy can get in the way. It’s hard to feel jolly when your dogs are screamimg for attention. That’s the grinchiness we feel when trying to chase the pain and numbness away and nothing seems to be working. Back in the summer,
Stiff Person’s Syndrome
Canadian performer Celine Dionne has been diagnosed with so-called Stiff Person’s Syndrome. It is a curious name for a neurological disorder that affects her vocal cords and body movement. It can be triggered by loud noise (such as a stage orchestra). It has caused her to cancel her current concert schedule. More information is here:
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PNSN – January 7th Monthly Meeting
January is a time for new beginnings so an appropriate theme for our January PN meeting is making some new beginnings to deal with PN. For example, has your PN made you some new connections with others? Has it forced you to give up an activity that you liked and replace it with one that,
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Medications and Their Toxic Effects
Dr. Brett McCray, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, talked about the toxic effects of certain medications associated with Peripheral Neuropathy. Click the link below to see the web page he distributed. He spoke at the October meeting of the Bethesda/Chevy Chase PN group on October 20.
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Foot Drop
Foot drop is a condition where the foot fails to respond with the proper lift when walking. It results in tripping on steps, rough surfaces — even flat floors! It is annoying and potentially very dangerous. This article focuses on what one local provider prescribes. The article is dated but still has good information.
Special thank you from Greg
Special thank you from Greg Maassen. Greg has completed his cross country bike tour and produced this video to celebrate. He is busy producing a documentary about this journey for Netflix.
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Shoes
In September, we presented Joe Ponsi at the PNSN monthly meeting. He gave a great talk on footwear and ways to take care of your feet. Ponsi is a poderathist who understands the needs of PN patents. I treat everyone who comes in as though they have diabetic neuropathy, he said in his talk. That’s
Greg Maassen Completes His Cross-country Journey
Dr. Gregory Maassen, FPN supporter and e-bike enthusiast, completed his 4,500 mile transcontinental e-bike tour across the Lincoln Highway on Tuesday, August 2, in San Francisco! We are deeply grateful to Gregory for helping raise awareness and much-needed funds for peripheral neuropathy. Read about Gregory’s PN diagnosis and e-bike tour here. If you would like
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