{"id":14,"date":"2017-03-11T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2018-01-05T21:55:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T21:55:52","slug":"why-a-support-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/why-a-support-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Support Group?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why a Parkinson&#8217;s Support Group?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">A support group can assist many people in<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-74 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/listen-1702648_1280.jpg?resize=393%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/listen-1702648_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/listen-1702648_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/listen-1702648_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/listen-1702648_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/> understanding and dealing with the effects of a disease like Parkinson\u2019s. \u00a0Support groups can provide information about the disease, treatment options, and techniques to help both patients and caregivers in their daily routine. \u00a0This assistance can be provided by speakers with expertise on various aspects of the disease and by members having an opportunity to discuss experiences, feelings, and solutions to common problems. \u00a0Many patients have gained encouragement from meeting with others who have Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u00a0Caregivers find it helpful to talk to others who are in a similar situation. \u00a0The information gained through being a part of a support group can also help both the patient and caregiver in discussing the disease with their doctor.\u00a0 Being informed helps in better understanding what treatment options are available to the delay the effects of Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why a Parkinson&#8217;s Support Group? A support group can assist many people in understanding and dealing with the effects of a disease like Parkinson\u2019s. \u00a0Support groups can provide information about the disease, treatment options, and techniques to help both patients and caregivers in their daily routine. \u00a0This assistance can be provided by speakers with expertise&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183,"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}