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My first fall was not preceded by any warning signs. the phone rang and i sprung from my chair as usual and everything above my waist turned like i had anticipated it would. but my foot became "glued" to the floor. what a tumble! Fortunately, my problem is known as "start hesitation". Typically, it is he first indicator that i am "off". it only occurs until i take the good sized step then im on my way as normal until....if i stop or slow down the effort to take the first step begins again. the real curious dimension to this is the unipaired ability of walking backwards. this direction doesn't seem to be effected by the hesitation nor am i confined to the short shuffle steps. I don't try this in public places due to me backward balance is so compromised. no freeing in mid-stride yet but i have read once falling begins more than likely it can be added to the package. tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Tittle" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:01 AM Subject: My first fall > I know that last week I reported that Stanford said i wasn't progressing, > but tipped over to today. I've " Weebled" before, but I've always been > quicker than gravity. Not today. I went to step around something, and lost > my balance. My hand wasn't fast enough to grab anything, and over I went. I > landed on our freestanding fireplace, so I didn't go all the way to the > floor. The extent of my injury was a bruised ego. I shall wait and see if > this trend continues. > > Chris > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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