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Please sign me off this list as my Mom who had Parkinson's has passed away. Thank-you Alison [log in to unmask] -------------- Original message -------------- From: Murray Kastner <[log in to unmask]> > Thanks, Nina, for the speedy response. My case is further complicated > by a fall I took recovering from knee replacement surgery. It was then > that they discovered that I had severe osteoporosis which made my > bones too soft and brittle to anchor any prostheses and straighten my > spine. The fall resulted in crushed vertebrae...) I am nearing the end > of an 18-month morning-injections regimen the end of which should see > my bone density increased to allow for the spinal surgery. At first I > shied away from spinal surgery because of its risk but time has > changed my mind. The risk is worth the reward. > > I will discuss the botox route with my neurologist and let you -- and > the list -- know of any further develpments. > > And I love your line "Circumstances...) I have reprinted it and placed > it alongside my bathroom mirror! > > > On 4-Mar-08, at 1:22 PM, Nina P. Brown wrote: > > > I don't have it, but when I looked it up, I found this written by my > > neurologist. > > Have you tried botox....maybe you might be one that it works for? > > Sorry...it's the pits! > > Nina > > "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what > > we make of our circumstances." > > > > Camptocormia > > Pathogenesis, classification, and response to therapy > > Shaheda N. Azher, MD and Joseph Jankovic, MD > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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