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Rick - Very well put. I forwarded it to my love Jo Ann On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:30:35 -0500 Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi, Scott, > Every day, I wake up early, feeling the effects of my PD. Tight > muscles, tremor, increased urge to pee, etc. And I just thank my > lucky stars. I'm happy to have one more day where I can walk, shoot > hoops, do my job, (pianist) drive, have a little fun, dig the > changing weather, (Buffalo, NY) but most of all, I am really > appreciative of my wife, who is the bee's knees, and my two sons, > and the rest of my family. I feel torn too, because there are > things that I have to do, like now, if I want to do them at all, and > yet I want to be there for my fam. So I try to do both. > > I haven't heard much about you, but from your note I can guess that > we're in the same boat, in the earlier years with PD and still > basically able to function on a more or less full level. > > When you're a musician, you spend a lot of time having fun. > Actually that's part of the reason that music is my chosen career. > It's a heck of a lot of fun. And I agree with your wife's > encouragements. You go do it while you still can. But I would add > this: Only if it's fulfilling to you. Did you ever go do > something, and when you get there, you wonder why you came? In > short, make the most of what you got. It's good advice for anybody. > Including your wife and kids. > > Don't worry about PD. Just do your do day to day, and when you run > into a problem, adapt. Prepare yourself. Bad days are ahead for > you and me. But let that stop you from doing nothing. > > I want to emphasize that. Do let PD stop you. But only from > sitting on the fence. You don't have to wait. It'll catch up. > > "Once more into the breach, dear friends." > > Rick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Burnett > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:47 AM > Subject: interesting dilemma > > > I've got an interesting dilemma, which I guess I should be > thankful for. I'd like to tqke a trip to Mexico later in the year to > Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende. My wife Patty keeps > telling me to go and stay with some friends down there while I feel > good. Unfortunately I feel guilty about leaving her and the kids. I > also am torn because I don't want to miss out on watching my boys > play baseball. On the other hand I feel nervous that my healthy, > "feeling good" days are numbered. Watching "Saving Milly" just made > me even more anxious about the whole deal. > > > Scott Burnett > MB Multimedia > (209)478-9328 > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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