The Harvey Chyette 2026 Spring Educational Forum is a free educational and networking event for people with Parkinson’s disease, their families, and their caregivers.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, Doors open at 8am
9:00am–3:00pm
Location: Manor House
7440 Mason Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45040
Navigating the Parkinson Journey with Purpose, Courage, and Compassion
“To love someone long-term is to attend a thousand funerals of the people they used to be. The people they’re too exhausted to be any longer. The people they don’t recognize inside themselves anymore. The people they grew out of, the people they never ended up growing into. We so badly want the people we love to get their spark back when it burns out; to become speedily found when they are lost. But it is not our job to hold anyone accountable to the people they used to be. It is our job to travel with them between each version and to honor what emerges along the way.” -Heidi Priebe
If you read my last article, I started out with the same quote. It speaks volumes to me of journeying through any chronic disease, especially Parkinson’s disease. Our keynote speaker at this year’s “Harvey Chyette Spring Forum” on 4/25/26 is Veronica Sterling, a former CEO of Hospice of Southwest Ohio. She has experience helping people navigate the unplanned journey of chronic disease. She has developed The Commitment Compass framework as a guide for navigating grief and disruption with purpose, courage, and compassion.
We have also invited Stuart Solomon to return. He is the owner of Senior Care Partners, a locally owned and operated placement agency for seniors. The wide-ranging experience of their advisors helps guide you through the process of finding the best care option for your loved one.
Of course we will have exercise breaks, spectacular vendors, and good food!
Please save the date: 4/25/26 at The Manor House in Mason.
Presenting Sponsor
Morris Braun Foundation
Community Sustaining Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
looking for Previous years’ Programs?
View an archived copy of previous years’ Spring Forum by clicking the links below.
2024 Spring Forum - New Developments for Research and Treatments
2023 Spring Forum - Planning For the Future
Remembering Harvey Chyette
Parkinson’s Support and Wellness is proud to announce the naming of the Annual Spring Forum after Harvey Chyette, who passed away in January 2019. According to his family, when Harvey was diagnosed with Parkinson disease in 2000 he was shocked, and at that time did not fully understand the disease. Although Harvey struggled at times, he did not surrender to the disease and was an example of courage and persistence. After his diagnosis, he developed his own accounting business, was fully involved in leadership positions with a charitable organization, attended as many Parkinson seminars as he could, regularly attended Parkinson support groups, as well as Parkinson yoga and exercise classes. He also traveled frequently with his family. Harvey remained positive and hopeful that there would be a cure. We are honored to be able to remember Harvey in this way. We are deeply appreciative for a grant from the Chyette family through the Morris Braun Foundation in Harvey’s memory that will help to fund the Spring Educational Forum for five years.