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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 18:42:17 -0700 From: Bernard Barber, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: A very nice welcome > >Dear Barb, > >Thanks for your warm and informative letter. I am a 67 yr. old psychologist, >who through a series of events found myself doing geriatric psychology. Half >of my patient population is over 90, ( 92.93,94, 96, and 98,) the other >half, younger , 85 - 90. So in this group I'm the kid. I do this on a >part-time basis. I find it most challanging, demanding, exhausting and at >times depresssing. I started my interest in PD as a result of some of my >patients having such. I found no support group at the care center I am at, >besides I needed a "hook" to get folks involved with their own lives. Hence, >we started a self support group. We have 5 members and we meet, without me, >every week for an hour and a half. I share stuff from the internet with >them, we have one lady who has had PD for about 14 years, so she is our >informal leader. Feedback I get is great. Our belief is the PD is not for >the weak, the dependent, the passsive etc. It is a condition that demands >involvement and work. We also have exercise classes during the get togethers >and folks are encouraged to do this the rest of the week on their own. I >hope to learn a lot from my subscribing to the PD list. > >Thanks again, > >Bernie > >