Welcome to PK Hope Is Alive
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Welcome to PK Hope Is Alive
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
November Meeting
Join us on November 16th at Central Baptist Church (30 Providence Road, Oak Ridge) at 11:30 until1:30.
A light lunch will be provided.
We will select our leadership team for next year.
Our special guest speaker is Michael Jansen, a NASA engineer who battles Parkinsons and yet continues with this passion for art.
Michael C. Jansen: The merging of two passions
Michael Jansen, for three decades an engineer at Johnson Space Center, sits before a computer display, stretches with his right hand for a mouse and begins to draw as though he was working with sketch pad or canvas.
The inspiration for his space-themed creations flows as passionately through Microsoft PowerPoint as it once did through pencil and brush.
Jansen’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease, which was diagnosed in mid-career, changed much in his life. One of those changes rekindled an interest in drawing, something that occupied the future aeronautical engineer for hours each weekend morning as an only child in upstate New York. The private drawing sessions allowed his parents to sleep in.
“After I was diagnosed, I began to think about what all I wanted to do before it became physically prohibitive,” Jansen said, who counts flying, creative writing and photography among his hobbies. “My artwork lay fallow for a long time. I decided that if it was important to me, I wanted to get back to it, and get back to it in a way that would last.
About Us
We are LIVE
Speakers and Presentations
You Are Not Alone.
We are back to in-person meetings!
Our monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month at 11:30 until 1:30 at the Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. Get directions here.
You Are Not Alone.
Speakers and Presentations
You Are Not Alone.
Parkinson's can be isolating.
But you are not alone.
Please come join us for news,
information and fellowship.
We are all in this together.
Speakers and Presentations
Speakers and Presentations
Speakers and Presentations
Every month we have local and national leaders in the Parkinson's community come speak to the group.
Walk with a Doc
The 2nd Saturday of every month at 9:00 AM
PK Hope is Alive is coordinating our Second Saturday Nordic Walk with Doctor Milan Sheth for a monthly "Walk with a Doc". Dr. Sheth is an interventional cardiologist at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Walking is great exercise for anyone - especial for people with Parkinson's. And getting outside with friends makes it even better. Dr. Sheth has seen first-hand the benefits of walking and companionship. For more information on Dr. Sheth and the inspiration for Walk with a Doc, click HERE.
Walk-with-a-Doc is free and open to the public. It will occur the second Saturday of every month, weather permitting at Melton Lake Park (697 Melton Lake Drive Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830) at the Pavilion by the swings.
To RSVP or to be added to the email list for upcoming event topics and scheduling notifications, please call (865) 835-4662.
Nordic Pole Cats
The Nordic Pole Cats and PK Hope is Alive have joined up with Walk with a Doc to make it NORDIC Walk with a Doc. We would love everyone to join us. If you have never Nordic Walked, we have some poles you can borrow and experts to help you learn.
Email Perle Sorah at nordicwalkingtenn@comcast.net to be added to the Pole Cats mailing list. He will keep you up-to-date on all future walks and Nordic Walking classes.