All~ As you can see at the bottom of this post, Jennifer has given me permission to send this to PIE. She is not currently on PIE but I will be happy to fwd any comments back to her. Bonnie > Dear Bonnie, > > Thanks so much for updating me on Ivan. I wish I could be of some help. > There > is nothing I would rather do. No one should be subjected to such punishment. > I > will pray for him. > > As far as I am concerned, the saga continues, hahaha! I am still in > California. My plans were to return on May 9 but several days prior, I > began to > have seizures again and was hopitalized for about a week and a half. To > make a > long story short, this included another Video EEG. The results were that I > am > NOT having seizures but I should continue taking neurontin for seizures and > not > Sinemet since I dont have PD and PLEASE see a psychiatrist! There were some > abnornal brain waves but they were interpreted as me concentrating on my > movements, in other words, I am faking the whole thing to get attention. I > am > seeing a psychiatrist who thinks that there is no way I could possibly fake > the > seizure he witnessed in his office and that I am suffering from post > traumatic > stress disorder and an uncommon complex seizure disorder that mimicks PD. > Well > I am stuck here now as I am under doctor's orders not to travel. My life is > on > hold. The scariest thing was that he feels if the tests he is planning, > including a pet scan, prove his theory right, then brain surgery is the only > option. Needless to say I did not like hearing that. > > Please tell the list that they are all in my thoughts and I miss them all. > Please tell Ivan that my thoughts are with him especially and he will be in > my > prayers. > > Best always, > Jennifer > Bonnie daughter of Jim 77/72 * * * Live well * Laugh often * Love much Join SPARKLE [log in to unmask]