Thanks, Nic!

Kathleen


On 27 November 2011 04:01, Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Love your poem Kathleen ;-))
>
> Nic 59/17
>
> On 26 November 2011 17:03, Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi Bill and all,
> >
> > Kathleen Cochran here, dx 1997, listserv participant in varying degrees
> of
> > activity/inactivity  since then.
> >
> > Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving Day!
> >
> > Bill, I share your diminished manual dexterity...TG for voice recognition
> > software! I do drive, but I no longer drive at night nor in wretched
> > weather, which we here in downstate NY have been experiencing more and
> > more. Recently I've been taking greater advantage of the conferencing
> > capabilities of Skype and ooVoo, and I'm very interested in your virtual
> > support group.
> >
> > Robert, I'm intrigued by the flowering of your creative capacities in
> > tandem with PD. This seems to happen to a lot of PwP. Jolted by the onset
> > of PD and the shock of 9/11, I began writing poetry in 2001 and haven't
> > stopped. I'm also working on a novel and looking to revive my blog, which
> > has been lying dormant for a couple of years.
> >
> > If anyone would like to read my one and only poem directly about PD, it
> is
> > in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine, at this address:
> > http://yjhm.yale.edu/poetry/kcochran20101030a.htm
> >
> > I'm in awe of PwP who also contend with cancer and other
> life-threatening,
> > enormously demanding conditions. I have been fortunate enough thus far to
> > have "only" PD and I have to make a conscious effort to reject the
> magical,
> > "one dread disease per customer" delusion that gets in the way of my
> > attending to overall health.
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> > On 23 November 2011 00:39, William Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello!
> >>
> >> My name is William Smith. Actually I go by Bill. And yes William Smith
> is
> >> my real name although sometimes I tell people my alias my real name
> being
> >> John Doe.
> >>
> >> I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2005 while undergoing
> >> chemotherapy for cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New
> >> York City. I have been on disability since May 2006. My biggest problem
> >> with Parkinson's this finger dexterity, or should I say lack of it. I
> also
> >> help desk operator/technical support specialist. I was unable to type
> and
> >> repair equipment as I should.
> >>
> >> I now use voice recognition software, which is not perfect, but much
> >> better than my trying to type I and. I live in rural upstate New York
> now.
> >> The nearest support group is about 10 miles away. Unfortunately I don't
> >> drive, and the meetings are always early afternoon on a weekday. Getting
> >> the right is difficult.
> >>
> >> So I've explored online support groups. There's several other pretty
> good.
> >> Some of their social. Then there's listserv such as this one. All have
> >> their place. For me though it all ends up with the problems typing. I
> just
> >> can't keep up. So I decided to try something different. I'm sure I'm not
> >> unique in this. But I haven't  seen this yet.
> >>
> >> I am starting an online support group that features group video chat Up
> to
> >> 20 members can see and hear each other on their screenIf more than 20,
> the
> >> overflow can watch and listen.. There's no software to set up all you
> need
> >> is a microphone and speakers and a WebCam. As far as the information
> >> available it was for group, it's minimal right now.
> >>
> >>
> >> Members will have the opportunity to recommend what they think should be
> >> in the library. Meetings can be scheduled whenever is convenient for the
> >> members be at once a week once a month daytime and nighttime.
> >>
> >> I have website It's called Binghamton Past. It's a memory Lane type of
> >> site for people from Binghamton New York my hometown. I created a
> subgroup
> >> within that site's called PDSGBP Parkinson's Disease Support Group at
> >> Binghamton Past. There's no cost there's no need to be from Binghamton
> is
> >> no requirement of any kind. I'd like to invite anybody on this list to
> sign
> >> on and be a pioneer with me. Should you decide to do so the only
> >> information requested is your email, name your gender ,location the
> rest of
> >> the questions are optiona would like here is the web address:
> >>
> >> http://binghamtonpast .com
> >>
> >> Complete the registration process and once you are  in, seni me  a
> message
> >> saying you want to join PD SG BP. I will then send you a link to get you
> >> started and will take it from there. Again there's no cost and no
> >> obligation and again my purpose is trying to have a support group where
> I
> >> don't have to type. By the way, I read in the charter of this group that
> >> being in sight unseen can be a plus and I agree. In this case I have a
> need
> >> to not havee to type so that I think there's room for both types of
> support
> >> I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for your time.==
> >>
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