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GET INVOLVED AND GET SUPPORT BY CALLING ONE OF THE LEADERS IN YOUR AREA!

Support Group

Bridgeport/Fairfield
Marda Gutierrez at 3030 Park St., Bridgeport, CT 06604
Meets 2nd Thursday of every month from 10:00-11:30 AM
Phone 203-374-5611.

East Hartford:
Marcie Dwyer
860-568-6820 / marciedwyer@sbcglobal.net

Ellington:
Anna Turner
860-870-3131 / aturner@ellington-ct.gov

Greenwich:
Jill Burns, RN,
203-249-1508/  jilybeanct@aol.com

Milford:
Terry Swan, RN
203-874-5070 / reswan@snet.net
or
Dolores McGuiness, RN
203-878-2334 / casadeifiori@sbcglobal.net

MarcieNew Britain:
Lori Annear
860-832-6218 /annearl@hfsc.org

New Canaan:
Sally Driscoll
203-966-7125

Putnam:
Judith Hansen, RN, MPH
860-928-6541 Ext. 2015 / jhansen@daykimball.org

Ridgefield:
Carmelita Gregory
203-438-2355 / Carm815@comcast.net

Southbury:
Margaret Clark
203-426-5534 / MagdaCl@sbcglobal.net

Southeast CT (Waterford area):
Donna Weissman
860-536-1020/ donna.weismann@snet.net

Torrington
Marian Muschell
860-489-4378 / mmuschell@optonline.net
or
Carol Pathe
860-482-4610 / cwp12-reb@yahoo.com

Waterbury/Cheshire:
Linda Freeman
203-676-3583 / linda.freeman@realtyquest.com

West Hartford:
Jennifer Terray, MSN, RN
860-218-2347/ jterray@hebrewhealthcare.org

Westport:
Paul Green
203-227-6500 / greenglobl@aol.com

Wallingford:
Donna Hayes
Visiting Nurse Association of Wallingford / 203-269-1475 / DonnaHayes@cox.net

Willimantic:
Lois Merriman
860-742-6354

Working Group (Statewide):
Jackie Dorwin
203-453-2655 / jdorwin@aol.com
or
Tom Sullivan
860-343-8278 / tsps628@sbcglobal.net

Potential
Griffin Hospital will be hosting a support group at the end of March. Call Jenna Carroll at 201-732-7445 or iicar@bu.edu or Salvador Bondoc at 914-527-4580 or email salvador.bandoc@quinnipiac.edu or call 203-288-0546

Young Onset - (Statewide 60 years old and under):
Steven DeWitte
203-415-1676 / sdewitte@earthlink.net

Specialty Group For Lewy Body Dementia
Amy Silverman
860-232-2452 / amysilver123@comcast.net

JOIN A SUPPORT JUST OVER THE CT BORDER FOR THE GREATER CARMEL, NY & WESTCHESTER COUNTY AREAS

This Parkinson group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 4-5 p.m. at the Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, NY. For more information, contact Deborah Arconti, LPN, 845-279-1785 ext 2482, deborah.arconti@sbcglobal.net

East Hartford Support Group

Members of the East Hartford support group pose after their annual
relaxing autumn boat ride down the Connecticut River.

CONSIDER THIS:

BECOMING INVOLVED WITH ADVOCACY ISSUES
John Zakarian, CT advocacy representative, is involved in hearing from other members of the PD community who wish to have their voices heard on issues relating to legislative activity. John can be reached at 860-529-9793 or jzakarian@gmail.com

CAREGIVER SUPPORT

For information about caregiver support group meetings throughout the state, contact the Chapter toll-free at 1-877-282-7328.

Dave Iverson

John Zakarian (left) and Bob Mandelkern (right) speak with Dave Iverson.  Mr. Iverson
gave a talk in CT about his life as a public personality and a Parkinson person.Note that Bob Mandelkern recently "retired" from his volunteer CT advocacy role. Many thanks for his tireless and dedicated efforts over the years!

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