The Harvey Chyette 2024 Spring Educational Forum is a free educational and networking event for people with Parkinson’s disease, their families, and their caregivers. The theme of this year’s forum was “New Developments in Research and Treatment – Cincinnati Leads the Way”. We featured presentations from experts at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. We also provided exercise breaks and a special viewing of “What I didn’t say, a journey through Parkinson’s disease”, a play written by Matthew Moore. Our 2024 Spring Forum was brought to you by Supernus Pharmaceuticals.
“What I didn’t say, a journey through Parkinson’s disease”
Please note:
“What I didn’t say, a journey through Parkinson’s disease”, will only be available on our website to view for 30 days (posted on 4/25/24).
Moore plays one of the lead characters alongside Krista Stauffer. Moore portrays the life of Paul, a patient with Parkinson’s disease, who navigates the highs and lows of this neurodegenerative disease. His role is based on his struggles with Parkinson's, as well as the many people he interviewed to develop the program. Stauffer plays five different characters throughout the performance.
“Parkinson's is not a Disease but Many: The Roadmap to Cures” presented by Dr. Espay
Exercise break brought to you by foreverfitness
Clinical Trials at UC GNI
Exercise break brought to you by Parkinson Community Fitness
Thank you to all who attended on Saturday, April 20 2024
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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.