The Neuro

When a doctor knows his job well,
he may choose,
so people do tell,
a nice title from a list, =

not too long and easy  to spell.

My doctor is modest =

and quite charming, =

calls himself =84Neuro",
he knows everything,
his knowledge is alarming.

When I ask him why I have PD,
he is precise and sympathetic,
and answers with a convincing voice,
there is no doubt, it is idiopathic.

Really stunned by this genius =

belonging to the medical realm, =

I try to control my excitement
and ask again, my voice remaining calm:

=84What  can I do, I am limping
 and feel stiff like like an old grandpa?"
=84No problem, simply take three times a day
a good portion of levodopa.

Top it up with a good agonist, =

I recommend the latest version non-ergoline,
and with the breakfast an additional booster,
hmmm...I think seligiline would be fine.

Now my mistake,
I flag some objection:
=84Isn=92t that too much,
do we go into the right direction?"

And again
I feel so ignorant,
when he frowns his eyebrows:
=84That was not very pleasant.

There is no valid prove,
I have no reservation,
since in science only counts =

a significant correlation.


And by the way
you should be more receptive,
since siligiline is supposed to be
a MAO B inhibitor, and neuroprotective."

Now I risk everything and inquire:
Can PD be stopped, =

extinguished like a fire?

He leans back and he seems proud
to know the answer and replies:
A good question, in fact excruciatingly taut!

I can assure you,
but don=92t become depressive,
for the moment it is incurable,
it is even progressive.

I will prescribe you some massages
and perhaps even red warm light,
that helps your multiplis sclerosis
and cheers you up in your plight.

I can hardly control my temper
and whisper in a low tone,
I am sorry, have no MS,
I am suffering from Parkinson.

And again this smile
so warm and sympathetic,
whether MS or PD
in our scince all is idiopathic.

I wake up, look for a Neuro,
I gasp relieved, he is nowhere.
I am so happy, it was a nightmare.


Dietmar (43/9) from Germany