------ =_NextPart_000_01BC867A.243AD9E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Marling - I agree totally about you say about losing a parent, and I can honestly = say I know how you feel. I also am glad that my father is not here to see me suffer with this disease. in some ways = I think he knew that I masy have had it before=20 he died and he didn't want me to see what PD could do, as I was showing = signs of the illness for about 11/2 years before=20 he ended his. But one thing we have to remember is that we can't let it beat us, If we = fight the disease every way possible and wells every thing=20 we can honestly say we still have our dignity - that is one thing it can = not and will not take from us because that comes from inside us. So = when things really at there worse visualize it in your mind and then = give it one swift kick in the a-- (butt). And as my pal Winnie-the = -Pooh would say "oh Bother!!!" Hope this did not ramble on because something I really feel. And = believe me I have visualized it many times and given it more than one = swift kick. AN das for our kids that have to grow with parents that = suffer from this, it really makes them much stronger and less cruel = toward people with handicaps. Susan A. [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Marling McReynolds [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 1997 9:36 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: diagnosed young Losing a parent is terrible, no matter whether slow or fast. My mother and I went bowling one Wednesday morning. She was 66. Early = the next morning she had indigestion. I took her to the hospital because she was throwing up. They sent her to a special hospital immediately for = surgery as she had an aneurysm in her stomach and died on the operating table. It was = so quick we were all in shock for quite a while. When my dad was 82 my sister (56) died of breast cancer. I watched him = die slowly for a year. A month after his 83rd birthday he was in the = hospital (for 2 weeks), weak, but not having any particular problems. We arranged for = him to leave there and go to a home on a Friday for physical therapy. He died = at midnight, Thursday, in his sleep. I was not glad that he was dead, but = I was glad his year of misery was over. I miss my parents very much, but I am glad they are not here to see me = suffer with PD. I had symptoms for some time before going to the doctor. My = children are trying to watch out for me and help me as much as they can. I love = them very much. don't forget how to laugh Marling [log in to unmask] (work) or [log in to unmask] ------ =_NextPart_000_01BC867A.243AD9E0 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IikEAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAAAAAgACAAEEkAYA+AEAAAEAAAAQAAAAAwAAMAIAAAAL AA8OAAAAAAIB/w8BAAAAXAAAAAAAAACBKx+kvqMQGZ1uAN0BD1QCAAAAAFBhcmtpbnNvbidzIElu Zm9ybWF0aW9uIEV4Y2hhbmdlAFNNVFAAUEFSS0lOU05AbGlzdHNlcnYudXRvcm9udG8uY2EAHgAC MAEAAAAFAAAAU01UUAAAAAAeAAMwAQAAAB4AAABQQVJLSU5TTkBsaXN0c2Vydi51dG9yb250by5j YQAAAAMAFQwBAAAAAwD+DwYAAAAeAAEwAQAAACMAAAAnUGFya2luc29uJ3MgSW5mb3JtYXRpb24g RXhjaGFuZ2UnAAACAQswAQAAACMAAABTTVRQOlBBUktJTlNOQExJU1RTRVJWLlVUT1JPTlRPLkNB AAADAAA5AAAAAAsAQDoBAAAAHgD2XwEAAAAhAAAAUGFya2luc29uJ3MgSW5mb3JtYXRpb24gRXhj aGFuZ2UAAAAAAgH3XwEAAABcAAAAAAAAAIErH6S+oxAZnW4A3QEPVAIAAAAAUGFya2luc29uJ3Mg SW5mb3JtYXRpb24gRXhjaGFuZ2UAU01UUABQQVJLSU5TTkBsaXN0c2Vydi51dG9yb250by5jYQAD 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