SARASOTA, FL, November 3, 2010 after continued success of its first two cruises The Parkinson Research Foundation will be launching another Parkinson’s Educational Cruise that will leave Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on February 26th, 2011. This 5-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship Navigator of the Seas, is designed for Parkinson’s disease patients, caregivers and their families, and will provide a series of seminars and lectures about this disease as well as the opportunity to share some of the most amazing views in the Western Caribbean.
This cruise will feature a “Pirates” theme and will combine informative educational programs, as well as fun social events including a scavenger hunt, themed parties, and optional shore excursions. Don’t forget your swords, patches, jewels, and parrots; or you may just have to walk the plank.
The program for the cruise will include presentations by prominent Parkinson’s disease physicians and clinicians; Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos, Dr. Thomas Chase, Dr. Kathleen Clarence-Smith, Mary Spremulli, Jeanne Csuy, etc. Patients and their caregivers will also be given the opportunity to participate in support group meetings, exercise classes and wellness seminars. For more information, contact Lynne Henry, lhenry@parkinsonresearchfoundation.org, or log on to www.parkinsonresearchfoundation.org.
The Parkinson Research Foundation is a nonprofit health organization providing Parkinson's research, information and advocacy. The mission of the organization is to cure Parkinson's and to improve the lives of all people affected by the disease. To fulfill this mission, the Parkinson Research Foundation funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides funding for information and other services to people with Parkinson's, their families, health care professionals and to the general public. The Parkinson Research Foundation is designated as a 501(c)(3) charity by the Internal Revenue Service.
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