Join us virtually on July 16 for our next PD EDU on speech issues in Parkinson's disease, presented by Renée Gustin, M.S.,CCC-SLP, U.C. Voice and Swallowing Center's Speech-Language Pathologist. You will learn how breathing, voice, and swallowing are all affected by Parkinson’s Disease. You will also learn about treatment for Parkinson’s voice and swallowing disorders.
Renée Gustin is a speech-language pathologist at UC Health within the Department of Otolaryngology, with a specialty in the treatment of professional and performance voice. Renée is a South Florida native. She attended the University of Florida for her bachelor’s degree and the University of Arizona for her master's in speech-language pathology. She completed her clinical fellowship at the Vegas Voice Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada where she had the opportunity to treat professional singers and cultivate a passion for the treatment of neurological voice disorders. Renée is a classically trained singer; she sang with the University of Florida Opera and was selected for the young artist program at the Palm Beach Opera. Renée performs at various venues around the Cincinnati area.
If you’re interested in working on your voice before the next PD EDU, you can consider attending the Reader’s Theatre group. The group meets monthly and reads scripts together out loud. The scripts are light-hearted and funny and group members take turns playing different characters.
Anyone who has Parkinson’s is welcome to the Reader’s Theatre. The group ‘s next meeting is TUESDAY, JUNE 21 at 5pm in the Neuro Rehab and Balance Center Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Kettering Southview on Yankee Rd.
We meet regularly on the third Tuesday of the month at 5pm.
If you have any interest, come and see what the group is all about. It’s a chance to use your voice and connect with others at the same time. It’s a lot of fun. If you have questions, please email Marilyn Klaben at marilynklaben@gmail.com.