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Hi BettyJo: Just saw your e-mail and you sound like a highly educated person. It so happens you have the same things I have. Yes, I have Osteoporosis, but I didn't take care of it like I should by not taking any medication for it. I had broken several bones and had to be hospitalized for surgeries. I now take Fosomax and I think it helps as when I was falling from PD, I didn't break any bones like I did previously. I can almost say that I had PD at the time I was 46 years old as I had lightheadness, weakness on right side, breathing problems, etc. No one was able to diagnose me, infact the doctors thought I might have Myasthenia, Tia, and thought I had a stroke, etc. I have very bad OsteoArthritis to the point that I have no mobility in my left shoulder and no mobility in my right leg, but I do live on Vioxx and thank God for that. Yes, I have just moved to Israel a year ago, and a few months after I moved here I started to have movement disorder like no balance and stability. I went to a Neurologist out here and he by trial and error gave me a medication,Sinemet which is given to people who has PD. To my surprise, I did respond with this medication, and this is why they say I now have PD. Thank God I am feeling much better but not 100% but I am now able to cope with my problems just like you. I am now 78 years young and am doing the best I can. I am enjoying my children and grandchildren out here and am happy to be here. My daughter insisted that I move here so that she can keep an eye on me. I must say that I love my computer and make use of what I know about electronics. In fact if I didn't have my computer, I would go crazy, so my computer is my coping mechanism. Anyway, Bettyjo, what medications do you take for your problems which are similar to my problems? Yes, you sound like an interesting person. To tell you the truth I had to go to a speech therapist in the states as I have Dysfunction of the vocal chords as off and on I have hoarseness. I only went twice, and I would have continued but this is when I was getting ready to move to Israel. Good luck to you and let me know how you are getting along, OK? Warmest regards, Florence Frankel [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bettyjo Blauner" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: Introduction > Greetings everyone. I was just reading the APDA Young Parkinson's > newslettter and I noticed the PD support groups on the Internet. My name is; > Betty Jo and I am 54 years old for another week. I was diagnosed with PD hen > I was 47. I also have fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. > Despite all these diagnoses, thanks to my wonderful husband, I stay on the go > and involved. > > I may have one thing to add to the group. I was a speech therapist for 32 > years working with patients who had strokes, cancer, neuromuscular diseases > such as Parkinsons. I can't tell you how much my past experience has helped > me cope as well as establish carry over of the exercises I do. It has also > made me recognize the things I am doing-such as toe walking, stooping, etc. I > set up people in my environment to remind me in humorous ways when these > things occur. > > I am now retired and have time to do my arts and crafts and poetry that has > developed since I was diagnosed. We have just purchased a motorhome and hope > to begin traveling the USA this fall. > > I hope to get know some of you so we can share ideas. > > Betty Jo > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn