Our purpose is to provide a forum for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families, friends, and care partners to share information and experience in a supportive environment.
Announcements
March Meeting
Our March meeting will begin at 10:00am on Monday, March 18 at First Christian Church, 2701 South Russell Street in the “Fellowship Room". Enter via the front (east) entrance, facing Russell Street.
Our guest speaker will be Dawn Porte of Big Sky Palliative, Hospice, and Home Health.
Dawn Porte has been in nursing for over 40 years and a nurse practitioner for over 20 years. As a nurse practitioner in private practice, she has worked with individuals living with chronic pain and gastrointestinal issues. She worked for 10 years in the VA system at Fort Harrison in Helena, both in the outpatient mental health clinic and inpatient palliative care. After moving to Missoula in 2017, she worked for 6 years at Community Medical Center in palliative care for both inpatients and outpatients. After leaving CMC she joined the team at Big Sky Palliative, Hospice, and Home Health, working with the palliative care team and the Hospice team. Ms. Porte has made palliative care the focus of her career for the last 14 years. She truly believes that with the additional support/care that can be provided through palliative care, individuals living with serious chronic illness can manage their illness with success and joy.