I have little doubt that you tackled the communication with
>sensitivity. The worst that might happen is he could go back to his
>family or friends, and have a laugh with them, saying "a funny thing
>happened to me in the plane. There was this wierd ginger-haired Dutchman
>who was trying to diagnose me on a few minutes observation only: who
>does he think he IS - James Parkinson?."
>
>You keep it up, Kees. Most of us fail to offer kind words until it is
>way too late.
>
>--
>Jeremy Browne - [log in to unmask]
>Shaking Hands BBS - +44 (0)1252 626233 - Fidonet 2:252/160
Dear Listfriends,
I like to thank you very much for your positiv reactions. Most of them were
in private and I appreciate it very much that you would react.
The contents of the reactions was generally in agreement with my letter to the
list and very warm of intention. I'm glad to experience a classical feeling
of brotherhood and solidarity amongst the growing group of computer users,
because it gives us the "feeling" and not just a cold observation. Feelings
remain a very important part of our life within our constructive way of
coping with Parkinson's Disease.
Dear Jeremy,
I know :
- one thing for sure : the man will not have a laugh about the
situation. - how to contact patients.
- my english is bad, but not that bad that I couldn't make him clear
that Parkinson's Disease is a chronic illness, and not a joke.
- that he will not speak about me as "James Parkinson", because I
never mentioned that name. If he knows the name "James", he knows more about
the disease, so he will not make a joke of it.
- "I'm not an idiot", because i know these things.
Kees Paap
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