What's New!
2012 PCNA Annual Meeting and Mini-Medical Conference
May 1, 2012 - Woodland Community and Senior Center
6th Annual Neuropathy Action Awareness Day
June 20, 2012 - Sheraton Grant Hotel, Sacramento, California
Neuropathy: It may be the most common disease you've never heard of!
Do your hands or feet feel like they:
- Are numb, burning or freezing?
- Have stinging, stabbing or shooting pains?
- Are wearing gloves or stockings when they are not?
- Do you have muscle weakness or coordination problems?
Do you feel like your internal organs don't function properly?
If so, you may have peripheral neuropathy (PN).
The Pacific Chapter of the Neuropathy Association (PCNA) is committed to assisting you and providing hope through caring, support, research, education, and empowerment. Please explore our website to learn about neuropathy, find resources, and locate a support group that can help you.
The PCNA is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization. Please consider supporting us through your membership, service, and finances.
The importance of hope
Neuropathy can seem like a hopeless disease because there is no cure. Often the treatment of symptoms is ineffective or erratic. Most of us have been assured that the condition will only get worse which is not always true. We also can suffer from dismissive or uninformed doctors or others in our lives who don't understand the extent of the difficulties we face.
We all need hope. PCNA is dedicated to providing it.
Hope is so important that the Pacific Chapter of the Neuropathy Association considers it our primary purpose, providing "hope through caring, support, research, education, and empowerment."
Education is essential. People--including doctors--need to know more about neuropathy. Given the number of people who have the disease, we want it to be as well known as some of the central nervous system diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. We will get there with your support.
The PCNA is committed to informing people about neuropathy. This includes health care professionals, government officials, insurance personnel, and others in positions of influence. We also help our members to be their own best advocates.
Hope through caring is provided by our support groups. We have more than 40 support groups that are either going strong or getting underway. People can share experiences, discuss treatments that help them, receive valuable information from knowledgeable speakers, and assist each other. If there isn't one in your area and you would like to help us start one, contact PCNA president Bev Anderson at info@pnhelp.org.
Explore our website. Find hope.