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It's something of a dilemma, isn't it? People with Parkinsons who are employed, for instance, might not want to raise awareness of the full range of PD's possible effects. Kathleen 2008/9/2 rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Isn't Parkinsons just having tremors? > Created by katmarie > > "I just got back from an annual family campout. There is about 40 of us > that go. Well we were all sitting around and one of my aunts asked how I was > doing with my Parkinsons. I made a comment about rigidity,confusion etc. One > of my aunts said " I thought PD was just tremors. I could have come off my > chair. I started to rattle off some my symptoms and the somehow the > conversation got lost. Don't get me wrong. My family are wonderful > supportive,loving,people. I guess I forgot how ignorant most people are > about the disease. That just shows how much more media exposure PD needs. I > want to send an email to them all, with an explantion of the disease and > symptoms but then It would seem like I wanted sympathy. Maybe for X-mas I > will send them all an emial card with PD information." > > I didn't write this, Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn