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I would love to be able to do something really horrible to your father. I can not believe the things people get away with. I just read A Child Called IT. Norma v perry wrote: > I believe my Parkinson's was a direct result of abuse > I underwent growing up. My father was a mechanic and > had a large canister of gas he would use to soder > metal togeather. He sexually abused me for years, and > when I became old enough to fight back, he would fill > a plastic garbage bag with gas from the canister and > hold it over my head until I blacked out. It would > leave burn marks all around my chin and neck. He also > struck me several times over the head. Doctor's > speculate that blows to the head may be the reason for > Mohammed Ali's Parkinson's symptoms. Stress was all I > knew growing up. Toxic chemicals, blows to the head, > stress, take your pick. > > I've had no contact with my father for 25 years. I > have two sisters whom he did not abuse physically. > One of them has a son getting married next spring and > since my father will be there, I cannot go. According > to my sister that is "my choice." My mother is also > angry at me for "causing my sister pain." > > Don't mean to sound like a whiner. Life is great for > me now. They say the greatest revenge is to live a > good life and that is what I have done. I have a > wonderful husband, 3 great kids, and good friends. > Just say all the recent postings regarding cause of PD > and thought I would throw my 2 cents worth in. I find > I identify alot with what people say on this site. > > Best Regards, > Vicky Lynn > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn -- http://nordike.homestead.com/NordikeHome.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn