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Dear Helen, We are in Columbus, GA, 90+ miles south of Atlanta. Have visited the beautiful town of Helen several times. It is truly the beautiful part of Georgia. Please be sure to read Doug McCorkle's message in today's postings about Emory. I feel strongly that our health care system should allow us to see the best doctors and the best facility for treating our particular illness, not the one who cuts them the best deal. But that's not real life, is it? God bless, Mary Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Coleman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:34 PM Subject: Re: HOW Survey-Schaaf Angus and Marco > Hi Again Mary Jo - > Thanks for your quick reply. I am really hoping Kaiser still uses > Emory for Parkinson's. The last time we were at the mountains I had a lot > of pain in my arm and I was sent to an orthopedic Surgeon at Piedmont so I > may have to go to Piedmont for PD to. > You didn't say if you lived in or around Atlanta. We often stay with > friends in Alpharetta but our hearts are at our mountain cabin. Ever been to > Helen? We live in the county on the other side of road from Helen. > You mention having used Artane. That was a deadly medicine for me. > Mirapex was my salvation. > I can identify with raising a child at your age. The Lord led us to > adopt a two year old little boy when I was 52 and I can't believe how much > harder he was to raise than our girls. Maybe because he had been neglected in > an orphanage his first two years, maybe because he was a boy and surely > because of my age. We went through some rough years but now at forty he is a > college grad. a very loving and appreciative son. Hang in there and know > that you will be blessed for your efforts. > Incidentally, I was probably about 53 when my first pd symptoms > appeared. All in all with a wonderful caregiver husband and a very > supportive family it has not been so bad until lately when the pills don't do > their thing like they did. > Best wishes, helen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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