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Barbara Mallut wrote: > > Dennis.... > > Ya forgot the THIRD reason PArkies fall... This happens > when a piece of furniture which has been sitting in the > same place in your living room moves itself in front of > ya just at the moment you walk by. > > I've gotten very savvy on this particular household > hazard and can assure you that small tables are > out to get us. And the darn things are FAST, too! > One moment they're where they always are, and the > next minute :::::poof::::: there they are under your feet! > > The NEXT minute it ain't the table that's tossed > head-over-heels..... it's YOU. The &#%@^ table > scuttles back to where it always is and sits there > with this oh-so-innocent look on it.... Waiting for it's > next victim. Waiting...... waiting..... waiting... > > (Adjusting ace bandage on knee after run-in-with-small-table) > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > ---------- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Dennis Greene > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 3:11 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: Falling, who's falling besides Dennis Greene? > > George, > > >PS To Dennis Greene. I'm sure you have heard this before but one reason > that you may have fallen is because you are from "The land down under". > Personally I don't trust gravity as far as I can throw it! > > As I'm sure you are aware we fall upwards down here. > > But seriously folks! Having Parkinson's is a bit like riding a bike (motor > or push). If you ride a bike you had better be aware that one day you are > going to fall off. Like wise if you have PD you are going to fall at one > time or another. In my experience most PD related falls occur for one of > two reasons. > > 1. our feet can't move fast enough to keep themselves under our heads > > 2. we drag our feet and trip over things that wouldn't normally trip a > 2yr old toddler. Things like ball point pens etc. > > My most recent fall was yesterday. It occurred because I tripped over the > airhose I was using to inflate my car's tyres. I tripped over the airhose > because once again I was ignoring two of PD's most fundamental rules > which being: > > a) if you are walking - swing your arms (I couldn't as my hands were full > of airhose) > > and > > b) don't try two things at the same time (walking and manipulating the > airhose) > > I ignored the rules because this is the only life I'm going to get a shot at > and I'll be damned if I'm going to spend it playing safe. My last fall > previous to this one was ages ago - my next could be tomorrow or next year. > All I can be sure of is that just before it happens I'll be standing on my > own two feet.,. > > Dennis > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Dennis Greene 48/11 > [log in to unmask] > http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You asked who else is falling other thanDennis Green.I am ......Craig. Up until a few months ago I had no problem getting around.During a scheduled meeting with my neuro I asked about TASMAR that apparantley was just released So he put me on it 1x3 times a day 200mg each tab.But he took me off the MIRAPEX also 1x3 daily 1mg a tab.Now it may be coincidence but all of sudden I'm falling down all the time. I can't walk backwards, like when you are mowing the lawn and you have to reposition yourself, or help sombody carry something that takes 2 people one in back facing forward and the front person usually walking backwards.My schedule is I see him very 6 months as a routine , unless something comes up. Now with all the pwp's out there somebody may have a laymans opinion on this. Coincidence or not.CRAIG 60/2.Address is [log in to unmask]