Saturday, February 1, 2014 ~ 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

COPING WITH ESSENTIAL TREMOR

Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
conveniently located off Exit 32 of I-95
and accessible from Routes 8 and 15

Registration is requested – Inquiries are invited!
Friends and family are welcome.

To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below.
Click here for driving directions.
Click here for parking information.

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE STRATFORD LIBRARY:

Directions from I-95 North (from Bridgeport): Take exit 32, West Broad Street. Go through the light at the bottom of the ramp, and bear right onto West Broad Street. At the next light (Main Street), turn left, and immediately turn left again. This will reverse your direction on West Broad Street. At the third driveway on your right, enter the parking lot at the sign “Baldwin Senior Center.” We share a parking lot with the senior center. Enter the back of the Library next to the Senior Center.

Directions from I-95 South (from New Haven and Milford): Take exit 32, West Broad Street. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Linden St. Turn left at the first traffic light, W. Broad St., going under the highway. At the next light (Main Street), turn left, and immediately turn left again. This will reverse your direction on West Broad Street. At the third driveway on your right, enter the parking lot at the sign “Baldwin Senior Center.” We share a parking lot with the senior center. Enter the back of the Library next to the Senior Center.

Directions from points north (Trumbull, Shelton, Derby): Take CT Route 8 to exit 8 (the sign says “Merritt Parkway North / Route 108”). Turn right onto Route 108 at the end of the exit ramp. (You cross back over Route 8). Stay on Route 108 for about 3 miles. Turn left on Route 1 east (Barnum Ave), and at the next light go right on Route 113 (Main St.). The Library is one-half mile further, on your right, near the corner of West Broad St. To use our parking lot, turn right on West Broad St. and enter the parking lot at the sign “Baldwin Senior Center. ” We are next to the Senior Center. Take sidewalk to left of Senior Center to Library’s back door.

If coming from south on Merritt: Exit 51, Nichols Ave/Route 108. Turn right onto Nichols/Route 108; continue for about 3 miles to Route 1 (Barnum Ave). (Then as above).

If coming from north on Merritt: Exit 52, bear left at split, then bear right to Route 108/Nichols Ave. Turn left at light onto Route 108/Nichols Ave. Follow for about 3 miles to Route 1 (Barnum Ave) (Then as above).

PARKING AT THE STRATFORD LIBRARY:

The Library is located between the Baldwin Senior Center and the Sterling House Community Center. Parking is available along Main St., in front of the library, or in the parking lot at the back of the library, which we share with the senior center. The entrance to the parking lot is on W. Broad St.

Dr. W. Jeffery Elias, together with his team at the University of Virginia, was the first in the world to successfully treat someone with severe essential tremor using focused ultrasound guided by MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). His cutting edge procedure, together with subsequent clinical trials, sparked additional investigations around the world in the use of ultrasound to treat brain disorders. Recently, Dr. Elias discussed his work at the TED conference in Charlottesville, Virginia.

TED (an acronym for Technology, Education, Design) is a nonprofit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The group’s conferences bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, challenging them to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less! The best talks are then made available for free on the TED.com website. Dr. Elias’ Charlottesville presentation is one of them!

To watch his taped presentation, click here.

[Since Dr. Elias is the next to last speaker, you may wish to click the timeline at the bottom of the video and go directly to approximately 08:28:00.]