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Jackie -  I am the one who's father had PD,  and even more interesting than that -
he had an Aunt who had it also.  And I have a very good friend that lives in Calif. that has MS.
None of my brothers or sisters have shown any signs of the disease ( there are 5 of them) - I guess
I was one of the lucky one's huh!  It has really opened my eyes up to life and how precious it really is.
I no longer sweat the small stuff.  Everything  will work itself out.  I only wish my father understood that
when at the age of 55 he took his own life because his PD was diagnosed so late that meds did not seem to help
He just could not deal with it.  What he did was the only possible answer he could find.  In some ways I can understand
(not that I would ever do it, I'm to chicken).  My life has it's ups and downs but in all I guess I will keep it.

Hope I did not scare any one off- I have never told any of that before- at least to people I have never met.

SUSAN A. 39/11 w/ PD
Dallas Tx  [log in to unmask]

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From:   ((JackLyn)) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Saturday, June 28, 1997 9:36 AM
To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject:        diagnosed young

Hi all, I am really enjoying reading all the postings.  Thanks to all who
replied regarding my mother and her difficulty in accepting PD.  I hope that
one day soon she will come to her senses and enjoy the time and love that my
father has to give her.  Life is so short, we must not waste time on
something we cannot change.  I went up to see Dad at the home yesterday, and
I noticed that his speech seems to be getting worse.  It is very difficult
to understand.  Also he speaks very softly.  Is this normal?  He also is
drooling a lot.  What causes this?  I was facinated by the posting from the
woman who was diagnosed so young. Her Dad also has pd.  My father's sister
had pd.  She was diagnosed in her early 40's and lived until her 60's.  Is
pd hereditary?  I was diagnosed at 28 with multiple sclerosis.  I am now 45.
Am I at risk for pd?  What are the main points of diagnosis for pd?  None of
the rest of my siblings have anything nuerologicaly wrong.  Could ms and pd
be related?  I have tremor in my hands and I seem to jerk a lot.  Not trying
to gain another disease :) just stuff I wanted to ask.

Thanks, Jackie

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