>Hi, everyone,
>
>I've been away from the list for a long time and will probably have to
>unsubscribe again soon (too much traffic).
Joanne, it is good to see your posts on the list again. Parkinsn is also online now and it is possible to set you parkinsn mail to nomail and read the list online. Reading online eliminates the (too much traffic) complaints we used to see a lot of.
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>Just wanted folks to know
>that Don, who was the first American to have the VIM surgery (bilateral,
>in France, inn 1994), had one of the stimulators replaced a few months
>ago. All continues to go well. The tremors (which were full-body
>tremors before the surgery) have not returned. The disease is
>progressing, of course; Don has trouble getting out of chairs, and
>walking is harder (so no more backpacking). But the surgery gave us
>our lives back.
Joanne, several of us on the list have had or are scheduled for stim surgery. Charter members of the "Hole-In-The-Head" will have to move over and make room for us "Newbies" :)
>
>We'd be happy to be in contact with anyone who has questions.
>
>Joanne Sandstrom
>(Don was diagnosed in 1974, at age 37)
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