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Bless you for sticking by her. We've got people here whose spouses headed for the hills the moment they found out about their partners' PD. I count my blessings, my wife among them, every day. Enjoy Fall! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott E. Antes" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:55 PM Subject: Re: PD/artistic ability/All >I have some 300-plus students every semester. They tend to be young, >vibrant, > and very healthy. Most of them probably fit Rick's description. > Those of us > who have a few miles on us--not to mention a few physical burdens, > however, > probably think about and appreciate whatever mental and physical > health we > have. Personally, I think about it every time I walk my dogs--which > I > couldn't do a few years ago, and every time I see my wife going > through a > really violent episode of drug reaction. She has a beautiful mind > and a > bundle of talent, but average people who see her in the supermarket > probably > will never consider that. All they'll see is someone who walks > funny and > whose head often thrashes uncontrollably. Scott > >>===== Original Message From "Parkinson's Information Exchange >>Network" > <[log in to unmask]> ===== >>Rick, your rant is beautifully said. I think I'll put a copy of it >>on my >>clinical division. Actually, I think it should be published >>somewhere. It >>is so true that the healthy do not know about the gift that they >>possess. >>----------- >>God bless >>Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) >> >> I see people differently >>> now. 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. Adversity does enrich >>> your outlook. >>> >>> So that's my rant for today. Thanks again. >>> >>> Enjoy Fall! >>> Rick McGirr >>> Email: [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 > > Scott E. Antes > Department of Anthropology > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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