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cari we mums are a strange and wonderful lot sometimes difficult, sometimes wonderful most often true to personality type and aggravating clever, all that, but hard to get on with at times too keep working on the relationship we are worth it judy >From: Cari Barrett <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: cc:PIE-CARE - all calmed down >Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:21:13 EDT > >I know that days have passed and subjects have changed and moved on, but I >actually hadn't read emails since I cried out for help the other day for my >Dad and his unusual bout with dyskenesia - > >Thank you ALL so much for the suggestions and responses - it helped me >which, >in turn, i tried to pass on to my parents - > >Since no one was able to confirm whether Daddy had deleted or doubled any >meds, I just went ahead and called his Neuro's office for the doctor on >call. > >He immediately called me back (thank you Tyler, TX) and called in a script >for _____________ that "blocks" the L-dopa - therefore you must start with >very small doses (10-20mgs) so as to not bring about the parkinson symptoms >- > >Per Maryse's message - perhaps this is what he got (see below) >[log in to unmask] (Maryse Schild) >Seems apomorphine helps with dyskinesia > >but since Daddy didn't know yesterday or today >and >since Mom is apparently not speaking to me since i hung up on her (guess >this >will take some time...) >I haven't a clue as to what the drug was - > >but today i spoke to the daily "housekeeper" (not nurse or medically >trained >person) and she confirmed Daddy's unusual behavior over the weekend, as >well >as the fact that the past few day's he's been back to "normal"! > >as this week continues, i'll hope that he continues to do well - as i do >for >all of "us"! > >as for my mom - we'll keep working on that. . . > >thanks again - > >cari > daughter of. . . ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com