I hope so too, the recent publicity may help. Heard a saying recently that made me laugh - "Never look behind you, something may be gaining on you" !! Personally I'd look round so's to be ready to fight, just in case.... > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:37:03 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Parkinsons andd Depression > To: [log in to unmask] > > Amanda > > the family members with brain problems are all gone, I'm 78 and stubborn or > hard to kill. I survived ovarian cancer and arterio-venous fistulas. I'm > just hoping now for a treatment that helps. Rytary is supposed to be on > the market this October my neuro tells me. Fingers crossed. > > Ray > > -----Original Message----- > From: A Phillips > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 5:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Parkinsons andd Depression > > Ray - as my doctor said to me, if you don't want to die young, then face the > fact that something is going to get you..... > your family is still here, right ? maybe the "brain problem" is > stubbornness ? > Would be kind of embarrassing to commit suicide the day before somebody > found a cure...but I suspect most of us have thought about it. > > btw, I bet Alzheimers is an infection of the brain. > Amanda > > > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:09:39 +0200 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Parkinsons andd Depression > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Ray, I think committing suicide is cowardly. It is also selfish in a way, > > especially if you think of the loved ones who end up devastated... > > > > Nic 62/20 > > > > > > On 15 August 2014 08:18, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > PD is enough to depress anyone. In early stages I thought about > > > suicide, > > > but figured if I botched it I could end up even worse. Plus I'm a > > > coward. > > > Clinical depression and PD is just too much to endure. DBS is being > > > used > > > for clinical depression as well as tremor. > > > > > > My maternal aunt was bi-polar and attempted suicide several times, it > > > was > > > awful manic/depression was like being two different people. her brother > > > had epilepsy, sister Alzheimer's, my mother trigeminal neuralgia, and > > > their > > > father Parkinson's. There is definitely a brain problem in my family. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Nic Marais > > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 10:29 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Parkinsons andd Depression > > > > > > http://nwpf.org/wellness-center/lifestyle/emotional-cognitive-wellbeing/ > > > depression-anxiety/ > > > > > > Just read that Robin Williams had early stage Parkinson's disease... > > > > > > > > > Nic 62/20 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > utoronto.ca > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > utoronto.ca > > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn