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Thursday 5/23/19 Dealing & Healing Book Reading & Author event in NoVA
For those in the Northern Virginia area, I’m pleased to announce that this Thursday 5/23 the Patrick Henry Library in Vienna VA will be hosting us to share and discuss our Dealing and Healing with Parkinson’s and Other Health Conditions book from 7:30pm-9pm. We will be reading excerpts from the book and taking questions from the audience. Copies of the book will be on sale and we will be signing books also.
No registration is required for this evening. You can visit the library’s event page for more information or click the link or image to download the flyer below. We hope to see you on Thursday!
Patrick Henry Library Book Event flyer 2019
Health Union’s Living With podcast features Karl and Angela Robb
Angela and I have been contributing articles to ParkinsonsDisease.net for almost two years. Health Union (HU)’s mission is to inspire people to live better with challenging health conditions. The HU Living With podcast this week is from an interview we did last year at their headquarters.
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iaandgaawrsjynbewo2pcy6gnt4
Spotify: search for Living With
Health Union’s Living With podcast
In this podcast, we discuss relationships, living well with Parkinson’s disease, and a few tidbits that we have learned. Angela and Karl Robb have been married over 20 years and Karl has had Parkinson’s disease for over 30 years. Hear their outlook on illness and keeping positive.
Celebrating Indie Author Day this Saturday October 13!
This Saturday, October 13th is National Indie Author Day! Celebrate independent authors and their work at your participating local library! Authors of all of genres are expected so, check your local library for the details and times.
In our area, the Fairfax County Public Libraries are celebrating this day at two library locations; Pohick Library in Burke and the Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. The Pohick Library in Burke, VA has graciously invited Angela and me to represent our books at the at their indie author event. If you are in the area and want to meet us or purchase a signed book, please stop by to see us Saturday from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm.
Hope to see you there!
Collaboration with PatientsLikeMe
I am so excited to announce that Angela and I will be guest blogging for the site, PatientsLikeMe.com. I look forward to sharing stories, insights, and information through my blog posts and joint posts with my wife and partner, Angela. Here’s a link to our first post, a Q&A session: http://bit.ly/2iJb0Ex
If you are unfamiliar with this website, here’s a quick description from the PatientsLikeMe About Us page:
We’ve partnered with 500,000+ people living with 2700+ conditions on 1 mission: to put patients first
Imagine this: a world where people with chronic health conditions get together and share their experiences living with disease. Where newly diagnosed patients can improve their outcomes by connecting with and learning from others who’ve gone before them. Where researchers learn more about what’s working, what’s not, and where the gaps are, so that they can develop new and better treatments.
It’s already happening at PatientsLikeMe. We’re a free website where people can share their health data to track their progress, help others, and change medicine for good.
Book Review: Parkinson Voice Project
Dealing and Healing with Parkinson’s Disease and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook for Body, Mind, and Spirit
My many thanks to my friends at the Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, Texas for this generous review of our second book!
Book Review by LOUD Crowd® Member Carol Brandle
TITLE: Dealing and Healing with Parkinson’s Disease and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook
for Body, Mind, and Spirit
BY: Angela and Karl Robb
Having a workbook to accompany the best-selling Parkinson’s book, A Soft Voice in a Noisy
World, provides an excellent wellness tool for individuals or group discussion. Questions in the
workbook are closely paired with chapters in the book. Additionally, some questions shine light
on new ideas, such as complementary therapies like Reiki, massage, acupuncture, and
reflexology.
Karl Robb brings the same positive attitude, hope, and strength to this workbook as to his
book, A Soft a Voice in a Noisy World. Exercises which reduce stress and reaffirm strength can be
done as individuals or in communication groups, such as The LOUD Crowd® groups at Parkinson
Voice Project. A caregiver or partner might use the questions to strike up meaningful
conversation with the affected person, whether Parkinson’s is the health concern, or some other
health conditions. Either format will help you balance the connection between mind, body, and
spirit.
It’s apparent that Angela and Robb write from a wealth of experience as they direct
questions to sensitive issues, such as “What are you willing to do to help yourself?” and creating
a timeline to improve communication with a health care provider. Angela was honored in 2015
as a White House Champion of Change in Parkinson’s Disease. She and Karl also author an award winning
blog, http://www.asoftvoice.com
Angela and I have been fans, friends, and Board members of the Parkinson Voice Project for several years. We encourage anyone unfamiliar with this organization to learn about the wonderful work that they do.
