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jo Ann thanks for you understanding of the depression which is part of the syndrome i find in experience so far to recognise and face it is important am i right when one reads of the possible outcomes of parkinsons i believe it is a natural human reaction to feel depression as one deals with the ramifications of the diagnosis this list is so supportive and wonderful in its care of us all some posters obviously emphasise with individual differences and provide the support and love necessary thanks for you posting judy >From: Jo Ann Coen <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Depression >Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 14:09:00 EDT > >I believe that depression is prevalant in PWP's. Let's face it. Imagine >what they have to look forward to. Yes, PWP's can vacillate between >depression and happy times. Hopefully, more happy times than not. We cg's >suffer from it as well, because we watch our loved ones go through what >they go through. All of us, whether PWP or CG, must fight with all the >strength we have to keep each other "up", and to fight fatigue and >sadness. This is why this group is so very, very important. Someone >wrote about dementia in PD's. Yes,the mental acuity demishes somewhat, >but most of the time the >intelligent, articulate, loving person is trapped inside a body that no >longer functions as it once did, and the frustrations and anger causes >the PWP to react differently than they normally would. >When I lurk, I read some notes and can tell when a person is "up" and >some when they are "down". In my years of counselling, I >learned to hear what a client doesn't say, as much as what they did say, >and the same thing with reading the postings . This is a wonderful group >of caring people, and to those with PWP? Keep posting, we like to know >what's going on, whether its your meds, your feelings, or your doctors, >and post when you are up and when you are down. We're all "listening. >Jo Ann from Houston ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com