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And the true meaning of friendship is made plain to both me and my friends. As regards health, I'm my own worst enemy. Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Thurston" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: Re: PD/artistic ability/All/Rick > On 5 Nov, 2005, at 06:17, Automatic digest processor (Rick McGirr) > wrote: > >> The healthy ones don't appreciate how fragile their image and >> their independence are, nor do they realize the depth and breadth >> that >> still glows in the hearts of the afflicted. > > Well said, sir. > My first encounter with Parkinson's was coming home from university > to > my country village in England and one night finding Mick, the > landlord > of our local pub, whom I'd know since I was a kid, standing in his > kitchen with, as Rick puts it, his arm "wagging like a tail". > "The worst of it," he confided, "is that people see you shaking and > think you've gone soft in the head. Then they treat you like you're > some kind of idiot." > I've never forgotten that. Some years later my mother gets > Parkinson's, > and then years later again, so do I. I think I'm old enough not to > care > too much what people think. Still, I suppose I could be a bit > worried > that they might get the idea when they see me tottering around that > "old Dave's drunk again" - especially when it's only ten in the > morning! So people need to be told before they get a chance to > think. > Mostly what I tell them (and this usually does make them think) is > that > there are really only two really important things in life: good > health > and good friends. > David Thurston. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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