Dear Marjorie: I don't think you're "just" a retired
librarian. I think you're also warm, witty, and wise. Makes
me feel better just reading your posts.
Carole
--- "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Janet,
> I couldn't have said it better myself!!!!
> Bill Parrette is a wonderful young man and
> a welcome voice to this PD Net, at least in my opinion.
> He's also 2 years younger than my Daughter, and I get
> upset
> that anyone so young has to have PD, Its bad for all of
> us,
> but worse for the young.
> I have been having trouble being "Scanned" by a Univ. in
> France,
> but they can't get into my computer because I have
> BlackICE
> installed, but at least no one is calling me names from a
> Proxy
> Mailer. I don't blame him for being upset with crazies!!!
>
> Now, I have a word for the Newbies. The first 5 years
> are the worst.
> After that you rather settle in and learn to accept your
> fate in life.
> If you don't learn to accept it you'll waste precious
> energy, which
> as you grow older with PD, you'll definitely need so you
> will have energy
> enough to live a full life.
> You aren't going to open up the PEINO some morning and
> find there
> has been a cure overnight!!!
> You might just as well read all we have to say, it will
> help you learn to cope,
> living life with a chronic illness. It matters little if
> its PD related or not,
> there are still lessons here!!!
> If you still want to only read about PD, I suggest going
> to a large
> public library and access their Data Bases. There are
> many, many
> articles being written about Parkinsons. Most of them
> make you
> feel a cure is around the next bend. I pray for all of
> us, that it is,
> but I'm not holding my breath, nor becoming so obsessed
> with my PD,
> that I forget to live NOW!!!!
> I wish the same for all of you!!!!!
> Thanks again Janet for the words of Wisdom!!!
>
> As Ever,
> Marjorie,
> just a retired reference librarian with PD
> 67/12
>
>
>
>
> At 10:48 AM 06/09/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
> >i'm sure you know as a list-owner
> >that 1900 members means 1900 different opinions
> >
> >based on my experience
> >as both a silent and a vocal list-member
> >and as a co-list-owner here for a few memorable months
> this time last year,
> >i feel that the only opinion that really 'counts' in
> these matters
> >[aside from my own conscience] is our list-mom's [yea
> barb patterson!]
> >and i don't think her 'list-rules' are that restrictive
> >[they are available on my site in the newbie section]
> >
> >since we are all doing something here that no one has
> ever done before
> >- sure there are other interest list groups
> >but not a parkinson support group like this
> >e
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