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Connie I just went thru that 2 months ago. It is an awful state but there is light at the end of the tunnel--and it aint the train! I have taken about 5 days off work since I found out. Use this list for sharing and info. What helped me was to think of how I want to spend the fruitful time remaining. And while I havent read MJFox's book--this disease has made me a better person. My thoughts are with you Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie De Wolfe" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: And the verdict is in... > Hi, > > I saw my neurologist today and the verdict is in. It's Parkinson's. He > doesn't want to start me on any meds just yet, because with my family's > longevity, I may live to be 100 years old and I'm only 43 right now. He's > sending me to the Movement Disorder clinic at UBC for further assessment > to see where I should be started. Most likely a dopamine agonist and save > the Sinemet for later. > > I think I've entered a new stage of the state of "stunned." I'm taking > tomorrow off work just to try and process this some more. Thankfully my > supervisor is really great and very understanding. > > TTFN > > Connie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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