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AnitaJo, You have to be from So. Indiana. I haven't heard it called muskmelon since I lived in MI. We refer to it as cantaloupe in PA. You have to admit "muskmelon" doesn't sound too appealing. You weren't a professional wrestler were you? Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "AnitaJo Page" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 9:10 AM Subject: Re: THANK YOU FOR SHARING///***Reply from Southern Indiana > Welcome. Good to hear from you. Yes, your message has > been received. > > The words from others who are connected with Parkinsons will > help give specific information and also general perspective to you > after a while. > > One great big advantage of having a computer in the home is that > a person can flip it on and browse through the listserv late at night or > early in the morning. (I have troubles sleeping--broken legs, injured > neck, broken back, the mortal body has been beaten up from time > to time.) > > "How did you sleep last night?' > > "Oh, very well. I got up from time to time to rest." > > I am a caregiver; my wife is a PWP and we still do a lot of things > by planning ahead and by adjusting to conditions. > > Example: A trip to the mall. Think ahead to the best entrance. > I drop her off at the door and then go park in the vast parking lot. > Stroll instead of "power shop". Sit on the benches every once in > a while. Leave some time for a little rest in the reclining chair when > we get home. > > Example: We went to church Sunday. By choosing the eleven > o'clock service, we did not have to rush. We had coffee and toast > and muskmelon for breakfast, took all the pills, got dressed, looked > over the newspaper, found a parking place right near the sloping > sidewalk, etc. etc. > > All the little things that make an outing smooth. > > Enlightening service. Music. Positive remarks. Announcements. > Prayers. A couple of hymns. A couple of readings. Then I looked > over and Light of My Life was sound asleep. > > What to do??? Do I wake her? Do I let her sleep through the > sermon? > > Hey, no matter what I do, in the total scheme of things, the world > still turns. > > Thank you, all you good people who share your thoughts and > bits of wisdom to others. > > Pat CG >