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Dear Mary Ann, How gracious of you to reply and with such great advice especially when I see that you lost your husband only a year ago. I am calling about a support group tomorrow. God bless YOU! Lottie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: Re: I have just been diagnosed with Parkinson's > The most important thing a newly diagnosed Parkinson's patient can do is > to find a support group. I know that it can be hard to see how PD affect > those who suffer long term disease, but people in a support group > generally know where the best movement disorder specialists practice. It > is the one regret I have when I look back on my husband's PD journey > (which lasted 28 years). We wasted years looking for the 'right' > neurologist when that fellow practiced right under our noses not more than > 15 miles away. My husband suffered unnecessarily because he was afraid to > go to a support group. > -------- > God bless > Mary Ann Ryan (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) > www.bentwillowfarm.org > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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