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Dear Ray All of us are praying for your health. Happy to know that you are getting better again. NK > Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:46:01 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: I'll die another day > To: [log in to unmask] > > thanks Kathryn and everyone who emailed me . sorry I couldn't answer all > emails. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kathryn Temple" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:39 AM > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: I'll die another day > > > Dear Ray, > > > > I am so glad you are back after this horrible ordeal. We were all worried. > > You are very resilient in the face of this. > > > > Thinking of you, > > Kathy T. > > > > Rayilyn Brown wrote: > >> Dear Friends and Relatives > >> > >> For the past 3 weeks I've endured the worst medical ordeal of my life, > >> worse than ovarian cancer and arterio-venous fistulas. My stimulators > >> started dying before then, at end of June but my neurologist thought they > >> were OK. Week of August 10 Teresa left for Bolivia and her daughter > >> Patricia (just graduated physician's assistant school) took me to see Dr. > >> Pagano's replacement for vacation. He didn't know beans about > >> programming, so we got Medtronic programmers to come to Pagano's office > >> the following Monday. They confirmed that one stimulator was dead, the > >> other one dying. We got appt with Dr. Pootraluk the following Friday and > >> surgery scheduled for Monday August 23rd. > >> > >> Advanced Parkinson symptoms were full blown; I could barely move and > >> shook constantly and my blood pressure has been out of control. The > >> symptoms are always with me, it is just a matter of degree. Now that > >> I've got new stimulators I am working my way back to my old "normal" > >> which is why even emailing was impossible. > >> > >> A special thanks to Meg, Sami, Tess and everyone who offered help and > >> encouragement. > >> > >> As if I needed to be reminded -- Parkinson's is a horrid, diabolical > >> disease. And no, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. > >> > >> Thanks again. > >> > >> Ray > >> Rayilyn Brown > >> Past Director AZNPF > >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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