David Boots wrote:
>
> Fellow Listmembers:
>
> It's time for me to leave the list.I joined the PD-list around 7/95 hoping
> to correspond with other young people dealing with PD. It was a very
> emotional time then and the fellowship from the people that I kept in touch
> with was an important part of my life.
>
> Some of the posts I submitted to the group that I'm most proud of are as
> follows:
>
> Open Letter to God/Open Letter to Group
> "PD on public display"
> Oh Lord, Stuck In Levis Again!
> Come On and Safari With Me
> Thanksgiving Thoughts......
> A Voice In The Park...A Piece Of Cloth
> Holy Cow!...he's got PD too?
> PD-ANGELS
> Sinemet chain-letter
> PD-magazine?
> Wednesday PD-humor
> How I got SSDI
> Chris Kinesia (Suburban Cowboy)
>
> Conveying my feelings in words unlocked writing abilities I was previously
> unaware of. I don't regret any words I've posted here since joining and I'm
> sorry, in retrospect, that I didn't share some of my parodies with you (too
> risque' for some).
>
> When nepotism ("He ain't shifty, he's my brother") and the endorsement of
> off-topic chit-chat was condoned by the Listmaster, I knew that my belief
> in the purpose of the PD-List had finally died. The stories of so many
> closet-writers (such as myself) trying to cope with their own PD-hell are
> overshadowed by the repeated non-humorous postings of a small-minded group
> of people who "thumb their nose" at the requests to "please stop this"
> posts from dozens of the people on the List.
>
> For those of you who would like to stay in touch, I'll still be on-line and
> will still be writing tales of my struggle with PD for national and
> international PD-newsletters but my words will no longer appear on this
> list. Someone has agreed to forward me posts from any young people like
> myself who post to the list in the future (there is a "generation gap"
> between younger and older people with PD that I do not understand but
> acknowledge).
>
> I hope to work steadily on my book after my pallidotomy surgery in the next
> few months as well as play my music once again. In the meantime, the
> weather here is beautiful, my house is clean, and my positive outlook on
> life will no longer be suppressed.
>
> "Chris turned and walked slowly down the hallway as he shed the heavy coat
> he'd worn for so long, his steps growing lighter and quicker as he
> approached and opened the doors and stepped outside into the sunshine to
> enjoy this thing called LIFE"
>
> -David Boots (38/6)



Hello david I'm sory youre leaving the list I just got her and I am a
fellow young pd'r.  If you could I am very moved by the poetry and other
writings of my fellow young'uns, could you forward some stuff to me?

I am 39 live in the us virgin islands , and have pd.  Diagnosed 4 years
ago while at my brothers wedding in atlanta.

I have no support group or references to turn to here.

I would appreciate your communications... I am i havent yet experienced
what your talking about re: what is and isnt appropriate to the list,
but I personally think it  is a really good mix to have med info, legal
info, helpfull tips, and inspirational writings.

talk to me

lisa
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