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Laura Welcome aboard we are happy to hear from you. If you have any questions no matter how trivial they may seem please feel free to ask away. This list is full of helpful people who have walked and still daily walk this unknown and troublesome trail with this uninvited guest who parks itself in our bodies and our minds'. Don 54/4 On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 10:31 PM, Laura Kreisler wrote: > Hello, > > I am Laura, I am a 47 year old accountant with two grown children and a > beautiful grandson, and I was diagnosed with PD four months ago. I > have > however, had symptoms for five years and I suppose I wanted to be able > to > deny that there was a real problem. > > For the last three years my family physician was treating me for > essential > tremor (common among PWP I now read.) This last year I have begun to > have > many symptoms that I did not realize were related. I spent most of > the year > thinking "I'm not that old, I can't be having this many problems." My > husband has been quite distraught about the tremor and then the > dragging > foot and I finally asked the Dr. "I know the two are not related to > each > other, but my husband wanted me to ask?" He then asked if I wanted to > go to > a Neuro and I said I guess it would make my husband happy. I was sure > there > wasn't anything really wrong, just many little things. > > When the Neuro told me she suspected I had PD, I remained very calm. > And > even after her many tests and the confirmation that I have PD I did not > think much of it. I also didn't tell anyone except by immediate > family. > Finally at New Years we decided to tell our extended family, some > friends > and my co workers. Once I told people it really hit me hard and I > guess I > have finally accepted it. The worst part is that in accepting the > reality > of PD I have become much more stressed and the symptoms are much more > pronounced. > > I am happy to join the list so that I can "hear" what other PWPs have > to say > and how you are all dealing with PD. This is probably the most I have > "spoken" about it. > > Thank you for allowing me to be included in the list. > > Laura > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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