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Hello, I am another unfortunate sole to be in that percentile of humans with PD. I am in Texas and just added myself to this PIEN. I am still confused with some things here, but I'll figure it out. I wanted to respond to KM Janis, MD. Born in 1953, gave me the fortune of growing up in the 50's, 60's. TV was 3 networks, and changing meant getting up off your buff to turn the knob.......I always knew that the Skipper, Gilligan, and all the gang didn't really have a ship wreck. And Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Lassie, were all gotta watch shows. It was fantasy and make believe. Lost in Space was great too. I use to watch 30 Something faithfully, even though it was kind of boring. ER was indeed a gotta watch show when it started, however, now, I don't watch much. My impression of all the talk about this character who has PD is kind of silly. I am quite sure that a career/profession cut short by these chronic illnesses is devastating. ER is a form of entertainment. This "character" is just that. PD people know of the premature end to many things. I am a landscaper, and I am 49 years young and damn this PD. I have NOT seen ER yet with this character but people are being made aware, and that, to me, is more important. In my personal life, even my own family is not quite sure what to do about me. So, for now, it's Plan B, or maybe C. To the anesthesiologist, [did I spell that right] I most certainly mean no disrespect to you. Please don't get me wrong. The more the general public knows, the better for me, and you........... Sandy Fowler in Texas, ((((Go Stars!!!!!!!!!!!))))))) ha....email: sandyfowler@sbcglobal.net............(:}] -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 7:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ER and PD As an Anesthesiologist with PD disabililty causing a premature end to my clinical practice of Medicine I am concerned about this "character" appearing on ER. The deficits in co-ordination, manul dexterity, communication along with vision and urge incontinence make it impossible for an individual to function with the precision and skilled task rquirements of an ER. Any deficit that might impair the ability to respond quickly and effectively is inappropriate for the system to encourage since it cannot help but influence outcome. It is a wonderful feeling to be able to contribute despite being a patient with PD BUT IMHO the ER with it's responsibilities and demands is not the place to do it. KM Janis, MD I missed that ER address -- could someone send it to me please ???. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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