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to: [log in to unmask] Hello all, my name is Mary Vanderkam, and for the last 2 weeks I have read all kinds of fascinating messages and information from Parkinson-patients and their families. It's heartwarming to watch this kind of interest and response to a condition that still seems to baffle patients and physicians alike. I have been fortunate to receive an introduction to the exciting world of Internet Communications from my son Robert Vanderkam and after he went back home to Ottawa, from my husband Peter, whom you have met. My own plan is to organize the relevant messages, print and copy them and bring some to the attention of the Parkinsons Support group here in Thunder Bay (Ontario, Canada) on a steady basis. The interest is here, the patients are here, but unfortunately there are no Neurologists around for about 1500 KM! If we're lucky, we can make an appointment with a visiting Neurologist, who travels from Boston once every 3 or 4 months. For the rest of the time patients here have to rely on their family Physicians. I have been diagnosed with PD one-and-a-half years ago (by a Neurologist in Toronto}, am now taking Sinemet and Deprenyl, and go for physiotherapy twice a week with a small group of PD patients. We all agree that regular exercise is very beneficial to our condition. Are there any comments on that? Please keep up the good work and TTYA. Mary