At 02:01 PM 4/30/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Subj:   Re: Who do you tell?
>Reference to the PD pins, do you have an address?  To be silent is submit to
>"shame" and I've had enough of that from my own silence after having served
>in Viet Nam.  The public is going to know, but probably their knowledge will
>be based upon their limited medical concept... and if you don't "tell them",
> they will form their own conclusions and most likely look at you with
>pity....or worst.   Is that what you want?  I do not...  I may apologize for
>my distracting tremor, but I go on with what I have to do and that seems to
>work best.  I believe that they see that when it doesn't bother me then they
>can bear with me.  I find many want to understand more.  That's one of the
>problems, we  don't talk about it--like so many other things--look at what a
>problem we have when we shun an education and go by word-of-mouth.
>     As far as employment goes, even with all my credentials (i.e., MDiv.,
>MEd., NCC, LPC, and over 25 years experience in the field of counseling, I
>haven't been able to get a job since I completed my second masters in 1993
>except private contracting.  Now, at age 61, I may have to apply for Social
>Security disability, but I am not going to stop my private practice, although
>I may have to start doing that on the internet if I can get some of the
>problems worked out.
>     I identify my self as a PWP.  Am I proud of being a PWP, no....but I am
>proud of those who are my comrades with Parkinson's, who are surviviors and
>great people in spite of their situations.    And I am not ashamed!
>    I responded to this subject previously but I don't think it was posted.
> I include it now.  I'd be proud to wear a pin....
>Subj:   Re:Who Do You Tell? Tell the World!
>Date:   97-04-27 11:30:10 EDT
>From:   Namvet6970
>To:     [log in to unmask]
>     Why tell the world?  Because we care.  As we touch others, we help
>ourselves and others to heal...we touch and are touched and we know we are
>not alone!  We share our stories to warn, to provide information that not
>only helps other caregivers and comrades of PD, but provides neurologists,
>doctors, and other professionals, who know about and care enough to read this
>list, with information that may help us all in the future.  As we share our
>stories we learn that there are differences --- in meds, in symptoms, in
>pain, in coping, in possible causes, etc. -- yet we are similar.
>Whether from Agent Orange, massive blows to the head, well water, genetic
>predisposition, toxic chemicals within or from without, or by other means, as
>we 'tell', we learn. .....we have hope......
>      I share my (ongoing) story and it can be read on Jerry's Web Site
>under:Cry for Help     Read the story of Moss first.
>                            http://www.phoenix.net/~jfinch/
>Jerry's stories and the writings (i.e., poems, humor, etc.) on the list, help
>me get in touch with where and who I am--and was......  I hope my story helps
>someone else.
>Welcome Home.     Shaking, but 'still' in His service,
>            Rudy
>           [log in to unmask]
>
to get tulp pin call judith m. ritchards. lost her email addess. i got 10
coming. order the colard ones. i think only 3.00  don I.Y.Q.