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Apmorphine is the rescue therapy trade named Apokyn. We had a clinical trial here in KC, people reported mixed results with it. The pump is supposed to give better results, but this is not a huge new deal... -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of rayilynlee Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:30 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What's this?? A MAN left paralysed by Parkinson's disease hailed a new wonder drug that has let him walk again. Former sugar sheds worker Michael Thompson, pictured, was facing life in a wheelchair after a 15-year battle with the crippling illness. And today Michael, 59, of Greenock, reveals that he suffered shocking abuse in the street from people who thought he was drunk. Now he is rebuilding his life after becoming the first sufferer in Inverclyde to get the ground-breaking apomorphine pump treatment which stops his tremors. Michael's wife Elizabeth said: "It gets him on his feet and he can walk. It has really changed his life. "He used to fall on the living room floor and couldn't get back up. It was terrible. I had to phone the emergency on-call service to pick him up. We hope Michael's story helps others." Former body builder Michael, of Nelson Street, said: "I take the drug in the morning and within an hour I can walk. I used to fall in the street and people thought I was drunk. "Once I was walking with my granddaughter, who was only four. Someone told me I was a disgrace for being drunk while out with her." Michael also recalled students walking past him as he lay helpless on the street. He said: "I fell outside the college and people just walked by me because they thought I was drunk." The new drug, pumped into his body every morning, stops the constant shaking and allows him to have a quality of life again. His GP Dr Francis Balmer at the Greenock Health Centre recommended the treatment, which costs up to £30 a day. Parkinson's is a neurological condition which affects body movements like walking, talking and writing, and gets progressively worse. It is caused by a loss of nerve cells in the brain. Before getting the new wonder drug, Michael took a daily dose of tablets to try and control his condition. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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