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Dear Jen, Here is what is working for me age 62 retired banker diagnosed age 56 What has worked for me Slide 22 nFighting depression nPositive thinking/take charge nGood doctors, professional medical assistance nSpiritual help nFamily and spouse support nDesire to help others (Formation of Society) nUnderstanding the condition nMaking friends with PD, jokingly call it ‘pinkypd’ nNot losing hope Best Haroon Basheer www.parkinsons.org.pk On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Jennifer Gaudio <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > My name is Jen Gaudio. I'm 38 and was just diagnosed with YOPD on October > 14th. I'm doing fairly well as I suspected it for a while and had time to > prepare. I've been experiencing tremors, muscle weakness, spasms and > rigidity in my left side since 2007. The diagnosis got confused as the worst > symptoms popped up after I had tendon repair surgery on both my legs. It > seems tremors run in my family--seven have them all ranges of age--but I am > the first to knowingly develop into pd. I'm working on participating in some > studies. I figure if I can help someone else down the line it may be worth > it. > > > > I'm in the research and planning stages. I think that's where most of my > freakout energy is going. I found out about this listserv from "When > Parkinson's Strikes Early" and here I am. I'm most interested in how to > maintain some normalcy while losing independence as it progresses (I'm > single and likely staying that way) work and ADA issues (I'm a museum > curator) and anything that may help slow progression and keep some level of > fitness (brfore the surgery I was a yoga and tai chi student and loved > swimming). > > > > As a newbie I'm grateful that this listserv exists, thank you to all who > developed and support this resource. > > > > Best, > > Jen > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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