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On 21 Aug 2012 12:03, "Scott E Antes" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Ray and All!
>
> Thanks and good news!  Laureen has turned around!  She's improved more in
> the past four days at home than she did in four weeks of skilled nursing
> and rehab.  Just as a test, her neurologist (Dr. Samanta) asked her to stop
> the Neupro patch and go back on the Requip.  Almost instant recovery.
>  (Apparently her system became used to the Requip, during the time Neupro
> was off the market.  Between the med change and being back at home she is
> doing much, much, better.  She's still not quite where she was before her
> fall and hip injury, but she's getting real close.  Be well.  Scott
>
> Scott E. Antes
> Northern Arizona University
> Department of Anthropology
> PO Box 15200
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011
> ________________________________________
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [
> [log in to unmask]] on behalf of Rayilyn Brown [
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> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: decline after fall
>
> Scott and All
>
> In 2008 I fell on my tailbone and it took a year to get better although
> was told nothing was broken.  This fall  marked the  beginning of my 2nd
>  PD decline.  My first was in 2002-2003 with my  Mother’s stroke and death
> between my DBS surgeries in 2003.  I am  convinced that physical and
>  emotional traumas make this disease worse by speeding progression.
>
> I am thinking  specifically now of Laureen’s situation of falling while on
> the neupro patch.  She has been in better shape than me until now.   Scott,
> this really upsets me.  I feared there might be a problem as she has not
> emailed me.  Please tell her  I send my love  her way.
>
> Ray
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> Past Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
>
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