Oh Jane!  'Cause of the heat, I'm more like a wilted flower than that
energetic person you described!   I should move to Alaska.... <grin>

Hugs...

Barb Mallut
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From:   Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of JaneRoss
Sent:   Wednesday, July 01, 1998 10:05 AM
To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject:        Re: Non-PD/PWP Room Mates Wanted

Anyone thinking of joining Barb in sunny southern California will need a
lot of energy.  She truly is a go-getter. (sp)  Sounds wonderful!  "Barb's
shaky home"

LA won't know wheither its Barb's house or another earthquake.

jjjane
http://www.parkinsonalliance.net/medical/palross/palross.htm

>Dear List Family....
>
>With our List owner's blessing (Hey... THANKS, Barb P!) I'm posting this on
>the List in the hopes that something we've often discussed here on the List
>can be created in my home in a micro-mini way.
>
>(Barb sets the stage) I've had PD for about 23 years and had a unilateral
>pallidotomy five years ago which continues to be very beneficial.  I'm mobile
><IF I take my Sinemet timely!>, single, and live in the San Fernando Valley
>area of Los Angeles.  I've lived in, and own, a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, two
>story townhouse for over 16 years.
>
>When my 2 daughters grew up and moved into homes of their own, I rented out
>their bedrooms and have had room mates ever since.  Most have been positive
>experiences, and a couple were, unfortunately, the "nightmare roomies from
>HELL!"   YIKES!!!  (shuddering at the memory)
>
>That said, for several months I've been mulling around the idea of creating a
>small, three-person, residential Parkinson's community within my own home.
>This would be a "first," as far as I know... a "first" within the greater
>Parkinson's community, and certainly a first for me.
>
>While I wouldn't call this an assisted living situation, I DO envision mutual
>helpful EFFORTS within our community... efforts at making life as a Parkie,
>and life in general, more comfortable for each of us.  Ideally, in order for
>this to work the three of us would need to each feel a sense of
responsibility
>towards our group.
>
>That said, I'm looking for two MOBILE people with Parkinson's to share my
home
>with me in a traditional room mate living arrangement, with consideration to
>the fact that all three of us would have Parkinson's and we must be
thoughtful
>of that in order to live with maximum comfort together.
>
>Costs and other pertinent information should be discussed in email or via
>telephone so we won't tie up List space and/or bore everyone to death with
>minutiae.
>
>Suggestions on how to make an experimental living experience such as this
work
>in a mutually beneficial way for people with Parkinson's ARE most welcome and
>prolly can be discussed publicly here on the List (uhhh...I guess..) <grin>
>
>My phone number is:  (818) 705-3037
>My email address is:   [log in to unmask]
>
>Ohhh... this is SO exciting to me!  And interesting!   I can't wait to see
the
>outcome of this novel approach to living with PD...
>
>Barb Mallut
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