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Hello Mildred. You're still you, just you plus an extra problem (tho some will see only the problem. Make a list of things to do & get started - if anone says "you can't" pretend you're a bit deaf :) Wish I hadn't been too nervous to travel abroad when I could still walk normally but have acheived my ambition to perform music in public even if I nearly melted from stage-fright. Go on - embarrass your offspring ! Amanda > Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:11:39 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: "Hello" diagnosed at 79 > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hello, > I have been reading this list for a while and thought it about time > to introduce myself. I am 80 years old and was diagnosed about a > year and a half ago but believe that I have been having some of the > symptoms for the last 5 years or so: various kinds of ailments that > no one was able to put together into a diagnosis. But now I find > that most of the problems I have had are often found with PD. > > I was really angry for some time as there are so many things I was to > do yet before I depart this life. I finally came to the realization > that I could make the best of every day that I have or I could become > a bitter old woman. I have 11 grandchildren and don't want them to > see me turn into a dodderlng, drooling, demented version of the > grandma who was always ready for an adventure. > > My first husband died of Alzheimer's. I married again in 2000 to > the most patient, generous, caring, honorable man I have ever known > and I don't want to put him through what I had to deal with before my > first husband died. Guess I need some encouragement from someone who > understands. > > Mildred > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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