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At 02:01 PM 4/30/97 -0400, you wrote: >Subj: Re: Who do you tell? >Reference to the PD pins, do you have an address? To be silent is submit to >"shame" and I've had enough of that from my own silence after having served >in Viet Nam. The public is going to know, but probably their knowledge will >be based upon their limited medical concept... and if you don't "tell them", > they will form their own conclusions and most likely look at you with >pity....or worst. Is that what you want? I do not... I may apologize for >my distracting tremor, but I go on with what I have to do and that seems to >work best. I believe that they see that when it doesn't bother me then they >can bear with me. I find many want to understand more. That's one of the >problems, we don't talk about it--like so many other things--look at what a >problem we have when we shun an education and go by word-of-mouth. > As far as employment goes, even with all my credentials (i.e., MDiv., >MEd., NCC, LPC, and over 25 years experience in the field of counseling, I >haven't been able to get a job since I completed my second masters in 1993 >except private contracting. Now, at age 61, I may have to apply for Social >Security disability, but I am not going to stop my private practice, although >I may have to start doing that on the internet if I can get some of the >problems worked out. > I identify my self as a PWP. Am I proud of being a PWP, no....but I am >proud of those who are my comrades with Parkinson's, who are surviviors and >great people in spite of their situations. And I am not ashamed! > I responded to this subject previously but I don't think it was posted. > I include it now. I'd be proud to wear a pin.... >Subj: Re:Who Do You Tell? Tell the World! >Date: 97-04-27 11:30:10 EDT >From: Namvet6970 >To: [log in to unmask] > Why tell the world? Because we care. As we touch others, we help >ourselves and others to heal...we touch and are touched and we know we are >not alone! We share our stories to warn, to provide information that not >only helps other caregivers and comrades of PD, but provides neurologists, >doctors, and other professionals, who know about and care enough to read this >list, with information that may help us all in the future. As we share our >stories we learn that there are differences --- in meds, in symptoms, in >pain, in coping, in possible causes, etc. -- yet we are similar. >Whether from Agent Orange, massive blows to the head, well water, genetic >predisposition, toxic chemicals within or from without, or by other means, as >we 'tell', we learn. .....we have hope...... > I share my (ongoing) story and it can be read on Jerry's Web Site >under:Cry for Help Read the story of Moss first. > http://www.phoenix.net/~jfinch/ >Jerry's stories and the writings (i.e., poems, humor, etc.) on the list, help >me get in touch with where and who I am--and was...... I hope my story helps >someone else. >Welcome Home. Shaking, but 'still' in His service, > Rudy > [log in to unmask] > to get tulp pin call judith m. ritchards. lost her email addess. i got 10 coming. order the colard ones. i think only 3.00 don I.Y.Q.