Within Our Reach is our unique Parkinson’s Disease (PD) educational program recognizing the importance of engaging patients, caregivers, and family members in an active process to learn skills necessary to manage this chronic disease.

Participate in a Self-Care Movement Health Fair featuring sessions in meditation and tai chi and network with other patients with PD and care partners to share ideas. Hear about legal considerations for families facing PD, and other neurological disorders. Learn about new therapies and surgical options in PD from renowned neurologists from the University of Maryland Medical Center.

The keynote speaker, Robert Cochrane, a filmmaker and PhD student, whose father has lived with Parkinson’s for over 20 years, presents a unique creative possibility of using improvisation to deal with the challenges related to living with PD.