Support – Information – Education – Awareness – Fundraising
A Community that Cares and Wants to Help
Who We Are
Welcome to the Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group!
The Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group (CPSG) is incorporated in South Carolina as a 501(c)3 non-profit. The mission of the Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group is to provide the Parkinson’s Community with a safe environment to obtain SUPPORT, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, create AWARENESS about Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and promote FUNDRAISING to further research for the cure of Parkinson’s Disease.
Our support group is located in the midlands of South Carolina; serving the counties of (but not limited to) Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter for over 40 years!
Meetings are open to anyone regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including sexual orientation), religion, age or disability. We welcome anyone afflicted with Parkinson’s Disease; anyone who has an interest in Parkinson’s Disease; as well as, all visitors, family, friends, and your guests to our monthly meetings. There is no cost to attend our meetings.
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month (except June) at 3:00 PM. Go here to find out more about our meeting place – a map – and more information about our meetings just for you!
You and your guests are always welcome! The more your family, friends, neighbors, business associates, or anyone who has an interest in Parkinson’s Disease can learn about Parkinson’s Disease, the more support they can provide. We also always welcome students from our universities and colleges – and professionals from the medical community.
“Every PD patient is unique and everything about his or her disease is specific to him or her and ONLY to him or her. PD has only one time – NOW, the present. The previous hours do not forecast how you are going to feel. The only thing that is predictable about this disease is its unpredictably.”~ by Rick Kramer and Margaret Tuchman
HOW WE HELP
SUPPORT GROUPS
Our Mission is to support people with Parkinson’s Disease, their families, and their care partners.
INFORMATION
We strive to bring resources, wellness, and relief to those individuals and families affected by Parkinson’s Disease.
EDUCATION
We provide respite care resources, awareness events, and exercise programs designed especially for people with Parkinson’s.
AWARENESS
We strive to create awareness about Parkinson’s Disease.
FUNDRAISING
We raise funds for national research efforts seeking better diagnosis, treatment, and a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.
Upcoming Events
“Life does not end with a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.” ~Author Unknown
In Gale Bostick’s talk, we will cover generally: • What is a Care Manager? • Is a Care Manager and a Case Manager the same? • How do I choose a qualified Care Manager? • What are the benefits of having a Care Manager? We will also address your questions including some common ones such as: • Aging in Place! How do we do that? • How to advocate: it doesn’t have to be YOU every time! • Dementia and Parkinson’s Gale has been in the social work profession for over 45 years serving the Midlands and surrounding areas in…
We are happy to announce that we have been able to reschedule our July speaker who had to cancel due to a family emergency and arrange a special meeting on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The topic of the new technology, Adaptive DBS, is especially interesting to many of us. Same location and time as usual: Lexington Medical Park I, 2728 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, SC 29169 – 3 PM MEDTRONIC LEADING THE WAY IN DBS For the one million people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the United States, Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, proudly announces FDA approval of BrainSense™…
Dr. Fahd Amjad is Chief of Neurology at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center. He also serves as Co-Director of the Huntington Disease Care, Education, and Research Center at Georgetown. Dr. Amjad earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship training in neurology and movement disorders at Georgetown. Board certified in neurology, Dr. Amjad specializes in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, dystonia, and neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. He has served as principal investigator for numerous clinical trials, including studies on levodopa-carbidopa intestinal…
The Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group has a long tradition of welcoming everyone to our Holiday/Christmas Party instead of having a regular meeting in December. This year the event will be on December 20th, our normal meeting day, from 3 PM to 5 PM, in the Auditorium at Lexington Medical Park I, our normal meeting location: 2728 Sunset Blvd. West Columbia, SC 29169 We will enjoy music courtesy of Bob Michalski, “Bob the Sax Man” – check out his website: https://bobthesaxman.com/ We will have special refreshments! And we will have several door prizes to give away, so be sure you get…
