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.

Saturday, April 5, 2014 ~ 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Portland Library, 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland, CT 06480

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.

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE PORTLAND LIBRARY:

Click here for directions from Google maps.

The International Essential Tremor Foundation is conducting a very important medication and essential tremor survey. It takes just a moment to complete this short survey about your essential tremor diagnosis and treatment …and your response is critical to helping IETF obtain accurate information. Click here to participate.

In December 2010, the United States House of Representatives formally passed House Resolution (H.RES.) 1264 officially designating March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month. This resolution was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 56 Representatives. If you’d like to help raise essential tremor awareness in your community, click here for more information.

23 people from all over Connecticut attended our second essential tremor support group meeting!

After brief introductions, our discussion focused on coping with our ET. Everyone generously shared their experiences and the diverse tools and methods that work for them.

In addition to responding to questions as they arose, our group’s Medical Director, Dr. Duarte Machado, conducted an informative Q&A session. Dr. Machado also discussed some of the current clinical trials.

Because group members travelled from different areas of the state, we talked about future meeting locations. Our next meeting (April 5^th) will be held in Portland. In June, we’ll be back in New Haven County (Milford or Orange) to accommodate a highly credentialed speaker. Then, in August, we’re working on a location in either Groton or Essex.

Topics for future meetings were also discussed …as was March is Essential Tremor Month.

If you missed our February meeting, please join us in Portland on April 5^th!

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.