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Hi "(Martha Rohrer)" <[log in to unmask]>, you wrote >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. >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. A joy I found was in watching my grandchildren learning to do such simple actions (sic!) as rolling over and standing up! And lo & behold, when I tried to copy them to achieve the same results, it worked (up to a point)! -- Jeremy Browne - [log in to unmask] Shaking Hands BBS - +44 (0)1252 626233 - Fidonet 2:252/160