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Hello Ann, welcome to the list, I hope you and your husband may have many good information. We also have a cosy Chat-line. Bes wishes from Sonia Nielsen Denmark NEVER GIVE UP ---------- > Fra: Ann Moore <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: Parkinson Listserv > Dato: 18. oktober 1997 04:24 > > Hello Patients and Caregivers > > Barbara Patterson invited me, a new subscriber, to introduce myself to > others. > I am 58, a librarian and my husband Tom, an artist, is 54. He was > diagnosed as having Parkinsons in 93, > but a doctor here at MUSC thought he may have also had some minor strokes. > The scan was > inconclusive. Tom has always moved slowly, even losing some commercial art > jobs because > he wasn't fast enough. > > His tremor is mostly in his right arm, with his leg involved occasionally. > He has been very depressed > since we moved to Charleston in April 1996, partly because he has not been > able to find a job. > He had one for two months, but was laid off because he didn't work fast > enough. He has taught some > art courses, but gets very upset with grading portion. His last class was > canceled and I think he will not > be asked to teach any more. Even teaching one course is almost > overwhelming for him. > Yesterday he fell when he was taking the garbage out. > > Today we found out my job is not being outsourced, so we are both feeling > better because our future is > a little more secure. Tom was turned down for disability, but he is > trying again. > > Tom doesn't really want to learn about parkinsons, but I do. I have > problems coping with his depression, trying to > keep a balance between keeping him moving to trying to do too much. > Neither of us have much support locally > but need to do more there. > > Glad to find you all. > > Ann Moore [log in to unmask]