in eespoonse to coping with retirement adjusting to the abrkupt change of
not"working" takes somme time. I am a 57/17 who got their diagnosis on
their40 birthday. My first neuro saaid he expected me to be onteh job for
20 years. I maade it 12. During which i was selected outstanding teacher
twoice at Stephens College. I was encouraged to quit wheen the tremor
iinterfered with ay blackboard writing and handling chemicals in lab. I
was upseet at the time becasue I tho[ught I had some good years left. But
after about six months I realllized it was the best thing that happened to
me. the stress of the heaavy teachiing load was gone andmiytremmor had
imprroved. TAhank goodnes for disability insurance.The idea is to
find something that isworthwhile doing. I am librarian for the local
woodworking club.I can stiil wwok inmy shop forashort time beforre my
meds wear off. My wife still works,,so I learned how to do the laundry
aadn i do simple cooking. II can fix a whole meal athat's acceptable. Myi
wife evenssuggests rrciipies for me try. I goto eexercise-stretching
classthree times a week. The poiiint I amm getting at is not to feel sorry
for yooursself. youdon't haveto look far to fiind someoone in worst sahpe
than you are. theee plentiy of opprtunities to do construtive
thimgs....I haven't gotten motivatd too do house cleaning as often as
my wife would like.
I weishIcould adjust the computer toelimiinaate the echoo or doble
letters wwhen I type.Keep ooon pluggiiing. Harold Anderson
