Betty.J.@p10.f642.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Betty J.) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13107
Your message requesting information on Parkinson's Groups caught my eye. My
mother has just been diagnosed with Parkinson.
I have a book entitled "REACHING OUT: A directory of National Organizations
Related to Maternal and Child Health", it has the following listings:
AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASOCIATION (APDA)
116 John Street
Suite 417
New York, New York 10038-9982
(800)223-2732
(212)732-9550
Frank L. Williams, Executive Director
NATIONAL PARKINSON FOUNDATION, INC. (NPF)
1501 Northwest Ninth Avenue-Bob Hope Road
Miami, Florida 33136-1494
(800)327-4545
(305)547-6666
Nathan Slewett, President
PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION, INC. (PDF)
650 West 168th Street
New York, New York 10032
(800)456-6676
(212)923-4700
Dinah T. Orr, Executive Director
Contact: Sheree Loftus
PEP (PARKINSON'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM) USA
1800 Park Newport, #302
Newport Beach, California 92660
(800)344-7872
(714)640-0218
Contact: Charlotte Jayne Drake
These should give you a good start. Learning more about a condition can do
alot to put your mind at ease.
BETTY JACOBSEN
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