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There is a sweet little book for children, "Patrick learns about Parkinson's Disease" by Kim Gosselin published in 2002. Patrick's next door neighbor has PD and Patrick learns about the symptoms Becky Johnson cg Mike -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kees Paap Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:05 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Parkinsons for Children - Humor Hi Jeannie, If there is a book to tell little children about Parkinson's Disease I would like to buy a copy of it. I have Parkinson's since 1989, and I am 55 now. We have a little daughter, Suzanna, of 3. I am a stay home dad and sometimes she is just a handfull but she is a little angel. I sometimes need a few moments rest to let my meds kick in. Suzanna asks me then if I am okay and with her hand she caresses my face and gives me hugs and kisses. She knows that there is something wrong and when I tell her that I am okay she climbs on me or starts a pillow fight. She is very sweet and does understand that there is something wrong with me. She gives me injections and bandaids to make me better. I try not to walk with her in my arms when I am off, because I am afraid to fall. My wife works from early in the morning till (often) late in the evening. In the mornings we have a friend who helps us to get Suzanna up and give her a bath and keep the laundry going. I think I messed up the laundry too often, because my wife and our friend decided that the laundry was not my job. I try to keep the house clean and do the yard. I can tell you stories about the things that Suzanna does, but I think every child has its moments. I try to let her do the things that are done by every normal child, but I know I am sometimes to much concerned about my electrodes of my DBS-STN. On the other hand I am to careless about them when I play a game of romp with her. We play ball with me sitting and she running around. We play hide-n-seek and I read her books. All together we have a great time together and it is worth every effort to see her grow up. My excuses for the long story, but I wanted to share this with you in order to get some tips how to tell it my daughter and how to cope with it. Kees Paap ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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