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Dear Joanne: I was delighted to see your entry on this PD exchange. There's another member from Berkeley, a woman at GTU. Have you and Don met Alan Bonander, or gone to any of the young PD association meetings? I've been encouraged by join a local Berkeley one by Jane Bendix (another "parkie"), but can't seem to find time for anything non-bureaucratic these days. k. >Subject: introduction/VIM surgery > > >Joanne Sandstrom signing on. My husband, Don, was diagnosed w/PD in 1974, >at the age of 37, so we've been living with PD for some time. Last year, >after researching, carefully considering, and rejecting a pallidotomy, we >went to Grenoble for electronic stimulation (VIN) surgery for Don's severe >tremor. We are celebrating a year of a new life. The disease is not gone, >of course, but the severe tremor (which was his major physical symptom) is >all >but gone. We understand the procedure is now being done in some US and >Canadian medical centers and would suggest that anyone with tremor who is >considering going under the knife get information about electronic stimulation >before making any decisions. > >Joanne Sandstrom >[log in to unmask] > > ====================================================================== Mrs. Karin M. Beros, MSO [log in to unmask] International and Area Studies voice: (510) 642-8542 Office of the Dean, 260 Stephens Hall fax: (510) 642-9466 Mail Code 2300 ======================================================================