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I grew up with PD. My grandfater had it. I was diagnosed with it about two years ago. Life is beautiful, but is better for the time being with drugs. I and function well and my classes in European History are going well. A cogentin a day lets my type as usual. I am 62. The main problem with the drugs is cost not what they do to you. What the majority of Congress wants to do with Health Care would please the 19th Social Darwinists like Herbert Spenser. But as Will Rogers put it, "the deal that we make to get into this world is that we will never get out of it alive." Pd is not life threatening and that is the problem -- a little more quality in life in the meanwhile; I think is well worth it, until the deal is closed. The Drugs seem to give quality that my Grandfater did not have. Bob [log in to unmask] On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, Joan Dykstra wrote: > I have been enjoying and learning from all the messages I have received from > the list. I am 54 years old and was diagnosed with PD in April of 1989. I > have been quite stubborn about taking medicine, and have been taking only > Eldepryl. I am happy to take it because of the possibility that it is slowing > down the progress of the disease. I put up with an extreme tremor on my left > side--and though I can function otherwise I keep being told by the > neurologists (who would like for me to take Sinement and/or Cogentin) that I > am not thriving and must take the medication in order to thrive. Life is > quite beautiful for me so I'm not sure what I'm missing (maybe a cleaner house > as I don't have a lot of energy for physical labor) but I remain leary of the > medications. I am particularly interested in learning about any alternative > treatments any of you have tried or heard of. > There are so many ways of experiencing life, and life with Parkinson's Disease > is just one of those ways. If given the choice I would choose to be without > it. At the same time I haven't been given that choice so I intend to enjoy > every minute of life that I have as a parky. > Have a wonderful day! - and thank you for reading--and writing. > 102466,3127 (Compuserve) >