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I agree totally with what ha been said up till now. But there is one nmore very important factor - the quality of health care. After my hsband died,and I had no health insurance, I had to accept healthcare where I could get it. And I wnet to the county clinic - which is still my general source of health care. They have neurology clinic for two hours on a Tuesday every two months, where a Neurology resident treats all the stroke victims, Alzheimers -- you name it you got it...... and the occasional PWP. So I went , and continued taking the same meds I had had before , and would have been totally unaware of all these fantastic advancements if it were not for the support group. Bring out the bells and drums - 3 cheers for the support group, Not only could I keep up to date on what was going on in PD research - but when they saw what poor medical treatment I was getting - they financed my visits to probably (personally I believe definitely) the best Parkinson's specialist in the area.- Dr Lynda Sigmund - and for the last few years she has been taking care of me and monitering my meds - and the difference is astounding . Which is one of the reasons why I have become active, and have so much to say, and wamt to do what I can -because I want to say THANKS to the community that has made this possible. Hilary Blue -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Greene wrote: > > Pat, > > >Arthur, > > I agree with what's been said here up to a point. While this may be > "as good as it gets" regarding the disease's progression, I have seen in > many cases, including my own, an IMPROVEMENT in function because of better > control of medication. > > The words were mine not Arthur's, and you are quite right in saying that we > need to take advantage of every advance that is made.