Glass Half Full with Leslie Krongold, Ed.D.

Tag: Amputation

  • “That is me; I still have my hands;” Positive Energy during a Pandemic

    That is me; I still have my hands, says the 4-year old girl after waking up in the hospital and being told by her mother that she had lost her legs. The little girl grew up to become Rumba with Tina. Tina Verduzco teaches a Saturday morning online dance class for BORP: Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program.

    Tina and Cynthia
    Tina Verduzco, Cynthia Noonan & Freckle, Younger Tina

    Tina, along with several other online instructors, help this podcaster maintain positive energy and a healthy mind, body, and spirit during the shelter-in-place period.

    Cynthia Noonan, one of BORP’s Board of Directors, transitioned the in-person fitness studio in Berkeley, California to the virtual world where participants join in from across the United States and Mexico.

    You are invited to join this online community; check out the BORP class schedule as well as other accessible exercise program offerings including Dance For All Bodies and Wheelchair Dancers. If you just want to see what a BORP class looks like, here are a few recorded BORP classes.

  • Hear Ye, Hear Ye: People with Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson’s or Neuromuscular Disease

    Hear Ye, Hear Ye: People with Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson’s or Neuromuscular Disease

    If you, or someone you know, has a muscle or nerve condition such as Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, Osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s Disease, or a neuromuscular disease (i.e. myotonic dystrophy, SMA, Charcot Marie Tooth, Becker’s, ALS, etc.), here’s an opportunity to participate in a research study. No trips to a medical center or donation of muscle tissue required.

    The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center has a variety of studies with different criteria. For Factsheets produced by UW — after a study has concluded — check this website.

    Listen to an earlier podcast episode with a UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Research Study Coordinator about Resilience and Aging with a Disability.

    For additional information about research studies discussed in this episode:

    UW Community Health Study, Phone: 1-866-928-2114 Email: communityhealthstudy@uw.edu

    UW CALMS Study, Phone: 1-866-928-2114 Email: calms@uw.edu