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Debbie... I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear mother. She's at peace now and no longer is suffering as she had been. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Debbie White <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 6:33 PM Subject: My mother, Joyce Scaduto >It is with unbearable sorrow that I tell you that my mother, Joyce Scaduto, >died on Sunday. She was 71, diagnosed with PD in 2/97 and rediagnosed with >a Parkinson's Plus disease 9/98. She was buried today. > >I have subscribed to the list from the onset of her diagnosis and am so >grateful for the information I received -- Rita, Norma, and Victoria hold a >special place for me. Since her rediagnosis, I was less active here because >I also subscribed to the MSA list. But throughout, I read the postings. > >My mother was a kind and caring person who never complained about her >illness. I am grateful that she had her hair done and went shopping a day >before she died. She could no longer walk because her feet were curled in >and she had no balance. Her head, too was curled into her chest severely. I >have never seen a person more crippled than my mother with her disease. >Despite this, she managed to redefine a new standard of normal constantly >and figure out what was possible at that stage. She was my hero. As one of >her friends said to me, >"I've know your mother for 100 years and I never knew she had this in her." >Me neither. I am so proud of her. > >Please remember my mother tonight. And honor her not only by reaching out to >someone who needs it, but staying the course with those that needed it >awhile ago that you might have forgotten about. That was what my mom was all >about. Debbie > > > > >Debbie White > >[log in to unmask]