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Hi Mary. Welcome to the group. My name is Becky Hunt and I live in Sedalia, Missouri. I have been in the group for about 5 months. There is a lot of information you will get. I am the Care Giver (CG) for my Mom. She has been diagnosed with PD for about 2 years. We were going to Dr. Sher in Columbia but he spent his time shaking his head and saying "I just don't know". Last week we sent to KUMC and I am so glad we did. If Mom is not better, she at least thinks she is. I find her to be mentally clearer. We will be going to Parkinsdon's Disease (PD) Rehab Center in about two weeks for an evaluation and home exercise training. I am really impressed with KU. Drop a line any time you want. There is a lady by the name of Mary Rack in Kansas City that was the CG for her Mom. She still gets on-line. This is her E-Mail------------ [log in to unmask] This lady can probably answer a lot of questions. You will probably see a posting on how to close messages and how to remove yourself from the list. This may be good info to save. Drop me a line. Becky Hunt, CG Mom, 74/2, Sedalia, Missouri, USA [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Mary Watkins <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 10:55 AM Subject: New to mail group >My name is Mary Watkins and I live in Columbia, Missouri. I was diagnosed >with Parkinsons Disease in December 1990. > >I participated in a test of Cabergolene. This study ended last September. >When this occurred, I was put on Mirapex along with the Sinemet. This has >worked fairly well, however I felt I had better results from the >Cabergolene. However, this drug was not approved by the FDA. > >I have applied for disability retirement from my job, which has not been >approved as of this time. I am presently on sick leave. I had been working >as a secretary at the VA Hospital here in Columbia. As many businesses are >doing now, they have been down sizing and it had been getting more and more >stressful all the time. I simply got to the point where I could not handle >the job any more. > >Since I have not been working, I have been feeling much better. I did not >realize how stressful it had been until I wasn't working any more. I do get >very tired and need rest periods during the day. This has helped mu much. > >I am planning to try to get some typing to do at home, since I have finally >gotten a computer. I feel this would be very good for me, as it would give >me something to do, and I could get my rest in whenever I need to. > >I am looking forward to participating in this mail group and receiving the >information that is generated. > > >Mary Watkins [log in to unmask] >Columbia, Missouri >