Thanks to Barbara Patterson for welcoming me to the list.
My grandmother, Betty Jayne, age 71, was diagnosed with
Parkinson's a year ago, which is why I've subscribed to the
list. She lives in Northern California and travels 2 hours
once a month to the nearest Parkinson support group in
Oregon. I've been sending her information (archives) from
the list, which she then passes on to other patients in her
area. She has tried several of the ideas presented, and has
been pleased with the results. One in particular was a
diet, unfortunately, I can't remember the name of it. She
is rather overweight and finds that her excess weight makes
getting around even more difficult. She does not have
tremors, but is extremely slow. In addition, she has a
great deal of pain and fatigue, and the forward leaning
posture as well. She is working with a massage therapist
who comes to her home twice each month, a physical
therapist, takes aqua-aerobics in the summer (no indoor pool
for winter), paints, and takes in every athletic game my
cousins participate in. She lives alone and still drives,
but finds getting in and out of the car difficult.
I live in Iowa, and am a secretary in Internal Medicine in
the largest teaching hospital in the country. I have
late-stage Lyme Disease and see many similarities in
symptoms between Lyme and Parkinson - especially those
diagnosed as Young Parkinson's. Has anyone ever been
diagnosed with Lyme who has Parkinson's?
Thank you very much for the information which this list has
provided. My grandmother and her friends are very pleased
to have the resource.
