The International Essential Tremor Foundation has just announced dates for their 2019 Essential Tremor Education Forums… and they’re coming to Hartford on Saturday, June 1st! You won’t want to miss this exciting event, so be sure to mark your calendars!
Our next Essential Tremor support group meeting is scheduled for June 3rd in Milford. Licensed Professional Counselor Lisa Taylor-Austin will facilitate a discussion on coping with the emotional aspects of ET. Details will be published shortly.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Milford Hospital
300 Seaside Avenue
Milford, CT 06460
Managing the Emotional Aspects of Essential Tremor
facilitated by Lisa Taylor-Austin, NCC, LPC, LMHC, CFMHE
Lisa Taylor-Austin is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a National Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator. Lisa holds a Master of Science in Counseling from SUNY Brockport (CACREP accredited) and a Bachelor of Science in Developmental and Behavioral Disabilities. Additionally, she completed post-masters coursework in counseling, education, gangs and substance abuse at SUNY Brockport, California State University at Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of New England. Lisa has been an instructor at Yale University, Loyola Marymount University and the University of Southern California.
Registration is requested – Inquiries are invited!
To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below.
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The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by
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The National Geographic Channel has announced plans to air Deep Brain Stimulation surgery LIVE for the first time ever at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25th! Check your cable TV provider for the correct channel number. (It’s 162 on Cablevision).
Our next CT Essential Tremor Support Group meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 4th, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Guilford. Mark your calendar! Details will be announced within the next few days.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Essex Library
33 West Avenue, Essex, CT
CAN TARGETED NUTRITION HELP ESSENTIAL TREMORS?
presented by Dr. Constance Green
Dr. Constance Greene has a Doctoral and Masters degree in Counseling and Clinical Nutrition and a Baccalaureate in Nursing . A practicing Certified Holistic Nurse in private practice, she is Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Greene is also a licensed and credentialed Registered Nurse, Dietitian, Functional Nutritionist, and Nurse Amma Therapist, who has received the prestigious Clinician’s Forum Award from the Community Health Center Practitioners of New England as an Outstanding Provider of the Year.
Registration is requested – Inquiries are invited!
To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below.
Click here for driving directions and parking information.
The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by
Because ET has no celebrity spokesperson and rarely receives media coverage, people living with essential tremor often experience embarrassment and frustration in public venues and social situations. Lack of public awareness of the condition leads people to assume our tremors are caused by anxiety or nervousness, drug withdrawal, alcoholic DT’s, etc. It’s encouraging to see some mention of essential tremor beginning to creep into the media:
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Put it in your calendar! Our next meeting is Saturday, June 7th, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Orange. Details will be announced shortly.
In line with our commitment to alternate locations throughout the state, our April essential tremor support group met in the town of Portland. 21 people from throughout Connecticut participated. Everyone had the opportunity to test the difference between using a standard soup spoon, a Chinese soup spoon, and the state-of-the art LiftWare spoon to bring pasta from bowl to mouth! Some of the results were remarkable.
Dr. Machado again graciously responded to medical questions throughout the meeting. Current research projects were discussed. We also talked about ways to spread ET awareness. Our group will participate in the NBC Connecticut Health & Wellness Festival at the CT Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, September 27th and 28th. Planning a walk for next year’s ET Month (March 2015) was discussed as well.
The camaraderie and support among group members is truly heartwarming. If you missed our meeting last Saturday, please join us on June 7th in Orange!
Shari Finsilver (an International Essential Tremor Foundation Board Member and past president) was interviewed by Michelle Trudeau, Health Reporter from NPR. It is a great spot that aired this morning on Morning Edition. Click here to listen to the interview online.
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