Welcome Bill
  I have  had Parkinsons for 221 years.  Two weeks before I was  
scheduled to have DBS  I found I had breast cancer.  I finally had t  
he DBS surgery at Buffalo General  Hospital in February 2009.  I  had  
my hi replaced in April 2009 and have since found that the surgeon  
who replaced the hip must have nicked the nerve as I now have very  
little strength in my right leg.  I  have had physical therapy which  
hasn't  helped much.  Now my PD is progressing and I am having  
difficulty writing, talking and walking.  I am living in North  
Syracuse NY.  Where are you located?  That's the story of my life.
Pam

On Nov 23, 2011, at 11:03 PM, Rayilyn Brown wrote:

> Welcome Bill.  How's the cancer situation?  Nothing like having two  
> serious diseases.  I had cancer too, 30 years ago.
> Hoping you find us helpful.
> Ray
> -----Original Message----- From: William Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: New member
>
> 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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