Thank you, Barbara, for all you are and all you share. E of the headdress At 06:58 AM 12/5/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Darwin: > >I'll see what I can come up with-- :) BTW your sense of humor is what I >need. On my days which aren't so good, you manage to make me smile. I do >think we need to have a good sense of humor -- whenever I have a problem at >work that's pd-related, I joke with my fellow workers that I'm having a "pd >moment." This makes us all laugh together making them feel more comfortable >around me - and I don't feel as self-conscious if I lose my balance, can't >think of the right word, talk so softly they think they need hearing aides >-- LOL > >they know i'm far from being a "party-animal" since i've always been one of >those "computer-geeks" so when I told them not to watch me walk down the >long hallway to my office because they might get the impression I'd been >drinking..... they rolled their eyes and said, "Right! We'll know you >partied all night." Then we all laughed. I am trying to make them >comfortable around me - not afraid to ask questions about pd. (and they >have asked some good ones). I don't want them to look at me and see the >disease, I want them to see ME as a pwp -- the same person I was before pd, >but maybe a little slower now. > >I hope everyone has a really good day today - and those of you on the other >side of the world -- a good evening! :))) > >At 09:47 AM 12/4/00 -0600, you wrote: >>Barbara K, >> >>Now some are going to have hurt feelings if you don't write an equally >>creative and funny song about us!!! >> >>I think the surest sign of a well adjusted person is the ability to laugh at >>the exaggerated truth in ourselves as others see it. >> >>More mentally and physically healthy than just funny jokes. >> >>Darwin > >