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I hope those miles to go include a journey to my door, dear friend. For me, this news is yet another loss in this month of losses. How sad that we need one List for our bodies, and another for our hearts and souls. I will stay on PIEN, since I am a PWP, and for me it is a lifeline, but the purity of the List is a painful thing... Carole Hercun 55-51-(?)37 --- Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Friends, old and new, > > Regretfully have decided that the time has come for me > to leave > this list. I have been active since we first learned of > the list > about 6 years ago, and was involved all that time as a > caregiver for > my husband, Peter, who died this past June 6th, 12 years > after his > diagnosis, but probably at least 20 years since the > insidious start > of his terrible disease. > . > In 1995 I started the CARE list for CGs of PWPs, which > now has nearly > 400 members in 10 countries, and offers a safe place for > CGs to > support each other--a truly tender and loving cyber > community. I > have continued to send messages about the existence of > CARE to this > list, so newcomers who might want to join will be aware > of it, and > that's one reason I continued active on PIEN, along with > the > friendships I have formed with many of you here over the > years. I > also amassed a large collection of files and resource > materials to > share on the lists, which Peter took a great interest in, > too. > > Recently, in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, I have begun a > distribution list for those who wish to discuss and share > alternative > perspectives not always found in the media, and not felt > appropriate > for PIEN. There are now more than 50 members of both > lists who have > requested to be included on this "Alt-list", and there > are lots of > posts to relay, so that , along with CARE, is another > demand on my > time--which I'm glad to respond to. > > Last, but not least, I have been able to "get a life" > since Peter's > death,---something he always insisted I should do. I > have resumed > some of my activities in our home community, and have > even started > working in ceramics again--I found I still had all my old > wheel tools > from when I stopped throwing clay 14 years ago ( first > due to carpal > tunnel, then because of Peter's PD). I plan to travel a > bit, and > go to concerts and plays and be one of the "ladies who > lunch" with > my friends---all things that Peter, in his loving care > for me, > wanted so much for me to be free to do. > > I shall see that someone can continue to forward the > CARE info to > PIEN every few weeks, and of course I'll be delighted to > hear from > listfriends ----see my signature, as it is like Peter's > but without > the "p" and some of you may have the old one still. I > have treasured > the friends made here, and the sharing that has taken > place, as well > as the technical help and medical info so important to > all of us, as > Robert Frost wrote, I have "miles to go before I > sleep"--and must be > on my way! > > > > > -- > > > Camilla Flintermann > Oxford,OH > > <[log in to unmask]> > > on the web at > http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > > And visit the CARE webring at > http://www.pdcaregiver.org > > "In all beginnings, endings > lie enfolded, > implicit and > invisible as > roots." > > from: "Leaving > the > Garden"--CHF > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn