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Hi, Well, he doesn't want anyone to know he has PD and he becomes embarrassed due to the tremors. For example, he used to play snooker every Saturday but now he very rarely goes to the club because he feels 'inadequate' in front of his friends. He now spends 99% of his time in front of the TV. This obviously doesn't help with the bowel problems and he does absolutely no form of physical exercise. I don't live there (I live in Louisiana and they live in the United Kingdom) so I feel a little useless. I try to find out about the latest developments and forward any information to my mother. I have forwarded your email to my mother. I think she also feels a little 'lost' - she doesn't know anyone who has PD and she has only ever corresponded with me via email. Would it be possible for you to contact her directly? She knows that I have subscribed to the site. Her email address is: [log in to unmask] I think it would be a great help to her to be in contact with someone who actually has PD. (Me too). I hope to hear from you again, Gail PS: I don't know your name -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mackenzie Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: hi gail, nice to meet you. i am heading up to six years from diagnosis (am 42) and i am curious - what are the consequences of your stepfather's difficulty accepting that he has pd? "Campbell, Gail" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Everyone, My name is Gail Campbell. My stepfather, age 60, lives in the UK (I reside in US) and has been diagnosed with PD for 5 years. My mother is the caregiver and the main reason I decided to subscribe is to get an insight into the disease and be able to print and forward emails to my mother (She does not have access to the internet). My stepfather has difficulty accepting the fact that he has PD and my mother consequently suffers from stress. I feel that your emails may be beneficial to both of them. I am trying to keep this short and I'd be grateful for any information you can share with me. Thank you, Gail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn