 |
 |
Debby Hurlbert, Some people have no idea what they are saying, "people said I should be grateful - I could have something a lot worse" . They have no idea what Parkinson's is. So many people ask me just what is it, and I begin to talk, and I talk , and I talk. It must seem like I am giving street lectures. I will tell everything I know or suspect to anyone who will listen. But, most of my friends and family now know what to expect. They will see me with a variation of a symptom and ask if it is the disease again. Some people can be very insensitive without even knowing it. I wrote of my experience to Stan in Huston. I work for a non-profit coproration with a board of directors. After I told them of my diagnosis, I overheard two of them talking saying, "well, I guess we won't have Marling with us much longer". I felt like they thought I was going to be dead soon. I had only tried to tell them that I might modify the way in which I worked, not that I would be quitting or even cutting back. It was a shock. But I too, got over it. I just keep telling people about PD and that I hope it does not strike them. Good Luck with the Tennis Marling McReynolds [log in to unmask]