Support group for those with Parkinson’s & related diseases to be offered

Chris Pesek and Larry Brach appear in video introduction to Dancing with Parkinson's that was shown in the 2020 winter dance performance at BGSU.

Tammy Metz Starr will be one of the modertors a support group for those who have Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonism, and other related diseases as well as care partners.

Starr has been exercising and dancing with individuals with this condition for many years. The group in Perrysburg that she led disbanded beause of the pandemic.

First meeting is set for May 4, 5:45-7 p.m. at the Wood County Committee On Aging‘s senior center, 140 South Grove St. and will continue thereafter the first Thursday of each month. 

Starr wrote: “We hope to grow the group into a wellspring of connection, collaboration, and knowledge!”

[Related: Class offers chance to dance through Parkinson’s disease]