david boots wrote this short story...it is mild compared to others.
I DON'T recommend it for the newly diagnosed.
he has written a number of excellent stories--
check out the archives.
i saw one when i first joined this list
and it scared me a lot...it was nightmare material...
and more terrifying
because they were so close to real or could happen.
now i've had a time to put PD in some sort of perspective.
i've gone back to david boots web site and read what i could
it is a little easier to separate fact from fantasy
and to understand the twist of sadness that is there
and that all of us can identify with it.
writing can be a release to many
what shape it takes is important
it is communication--with others.
a list like this provides fast feedback
unavailable at any other time in history.
about the same time as i read boots' story
i was also greeted and welcomed to the list
by the kind words and humor of ken becker.
it provided a balance and a feeling
that there was life after PD diagnosis.
> Paul,
> I love the phrase ,
> > Navigating a narrow hallway while
> > "off" is like being a human pinball as I bounced off one wall then the
> > next
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