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Hello Bev, I just read your post, copied below, to the Parkinson listserve. I emailed you earlier this morning in response to your email with you and your husband's names and contact information. If you attend the program on Friday January 6, Dr. Michael Dogali and Dr. Abraham Lieberman are speaking. Dr. Michael Dogali, a neurosurgeon, will discuss his work with deep brain stimulation and Dr. Abraham Lieberman, a Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorder specialist with 35 years experience, is sharing his insights and expertise. Dr. Lieberman has offices in Boca Raton and North Bay Village. You might check his web site at _www.liebermanparkinsonclinic.com_ (http://www.liebermanparkinsonclinic.com/) as there is a wealth of information there. If you attend our February 3, 2006 Medicare Rx Drug Plan - Part D - Parkinson's specific program, you will have an opportunity to ask questions about the Medicare Rx Program from the speaker sharing information about that in addition to two neurologists who specialize in Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders... Dr. Abraham Lieberman will again join us along with Dr. Stuart Isaacson, also a Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorder specialist with an office in Boca Raton. My sister, Fran Landes, was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1998 in her mid-forties. Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. was founded in 1999. I look forward to meeting you at one or both of the programs. Please do introduce yourself. Sincerely, Alison Landes Founder & President Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. 1489 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 442 Boca Raton, Florida 33486 Tel: 561.620.1970 Fax: 561.488.5726 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: _www.cureparkinsons.org_ (http://www.cureparkinsons.org/) In a message dated 1/2/2006 2:10:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Hi, all. My name is Beverly Bashe, and I'm new to the list. I do not have Parkinson's Disease, but my husband, David, does. David has been ill at least 38 years...and we've been married for 40 years. He was not diagnosed until about 10 years ago, but has been on leva dopa for about 33 years. At this time, he's on Stalevo and Permax. Three years ago, David had brain stimulator surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital after his ability to balance himself went down to near zero. Michael Kapplitt was his surgeon. Michael has been a special and treasured person in our lives. He's a fantastic surgeon, brilliant and passionate about his work, and is a compassionate physician and human being. In retrospect, I think that he worked with a neurologist in Toronto, perfecting the brain stimulator surgery before moving to NY. Although the surgery was successful, the disease continues its inexorable downward slide. David's mental profile prior to the surgery sent up some red flags as to the appropriateness of the operation, but, frankly, he had nowhere to go. Michael and I discussed the situation a couple of weeks prior to the operation. He stated that he didn't want to hurt David, but if he didn't have it, he'd be spending the rest of his life strapped in chairs. Yet...I'm not sure that the operation did him a favor: he was definitely damaged by the surgery, having lots of residual problems. His balance was restored, but that, too, is getting worse again due to the progression of the disease. David's neurologist, David Eidelberg, is in Manhasset, NY, and runs the Movement Disorders Clinic at North Shore Hospital. He works pretty closely with Michael Kaplitt, and was instrumental in David's recovery post surgery. Dr. Eidelberg believes that David has early-onset Parkinsons, brought on by the environmental toxins in the gas station he owned with his brother, Jerry. Jerry, btw, developed symptoms about 11 years ago, and died within 5 years. No one in this long-lived family has ever shown symptoms of movement disorders before David and Jerry. Now, however, a cousin has also been diagnosed, but he was a chemist, handling and breathing chemicals for 40 years. Hmmmmmm. We're looking for a new neurologist who might be located in Florida. We just moved from Long Island, NY, to Delray Beach, Florida. Dr. Eidelberg has recommended a colleague of his by the name of Carlos Singer at the University of Miami, but we haven't gotten in touch with him, yet. Does anyone know of him? Is there anyone else whom some of you might recommend, someone who's really involved exclusively with Parkinsons? Both David and I are looking forward to corresponding with this group. I do most of the communicating, because David doesn't have the coordination to type or use a mouse. However, he is directly involved with what I write. We'd both like to know if anyone on this list has developed Parkinsons Disease after working with or having been in an atmosphere of chemicals. It will be a pleasure getting to know you. Bev Bashe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn