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On 01/18/97 Tim Sanderson said: > >The most wonderful thing about Parkinson's I've yet discovered is how much it makes you really appreciate other people's grace and agility. > I'm not willing to call it wonderful, but my husband's difficulties with PD have given me an awareness of something most of us take for granted, the ability to make our muscles do our bidding without a conscious effort. It doesn't take many sessions where I watch Neal trying to will his feet to move so he can get from point A to point B (usually the bathroom)to give me a profound appreciation of the seemingly simple fact that I can move about at will. And I no longer consider the twinges and stiffness of arthritis a big deal. Something like Tim's experience at the ballet has happened to me lately. I find myself observing how people move and how wonderful it is to be able to walk. I also think about the physiology of movement and of the intricate balance of muscles cells, neurotransmitters, and nutrients that are involved in making movement posible. In PD one of those elements is not doing its job and my husband cannot move when he wants to. It won't be truly wonderful until a cure is found for PD. Martha Rohrer (CG for Neal, 76/11)