Dear Joan,
How old is your daughter? I'd love to be her pen e-mail-pal, but I'm
not sure if I'm the right person. My grandpa has PD, but I see him only
once every few years because he lives in NY and I live in MT. My dad is
hoping to bring him out here to live in a nursing home close to us in a year
or two. I'm 16 and will be a junior in highschool. I don't know how much
help I would be, but I'm willing to help however I can. I'm doing a project
on PD and genetics (I'm collecting info. from PWPs and analyzing it
statistically) this year for my science research class. God Bless!
Becky
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From: Stan or Joan Snyder <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: many things
>Dear all: I'd like give my humble opinion on a few items. First: Darwin
>& Dennis-Thank goodness for your many talents, but thank you both for
>sharing your
>humor with us. Secondly, for people about to or considering the road to
>SS disability, Godspeed & don't let them get you down. Use Marling's
>helpful post & get all the help that you can to get it done right the
>first time. Third: I tried the phone number for COPS and had a wonderful
>conversation with the girl who answered the phone. Although she was
>wonderful, she couldn't offer any help for my particular need: talking
>to young children about PD. I hav mentioned this before, that my
>daughter would like to have a pen e-mail pal who has a parent with PD.
>As younger people are getting PD all the time, now may be a good time to
>start thinking about a support system for our younger children When my
>dad lived with us, he had Alzheimer's & the local Alzheimer's
>organization had a rather extensive library of children's books & even a
>traveling puppet show that taught kids how to deal with a grandparent
>with Alzheimer's. If anyone knows of such an organization, would you
>please let me know. Next-to the symbol debate:
>while both the hourglass & the torch have good points, I think that
>since the torch is already in existence, we should all get together
>behind that program and show a united front to the world so that we can
>achieve the same "logo-recognition" as
>the red ribbon for AIDS Awareness. I went to the web site & read about
>their/our
>campaign-it's a winner, in my estimation! Also, to all who are
>struggling with symptoms gone haywire & other personal troubles at this
>time, I wish that I could
>do something more than say "keep the faith" & offer my prayers for
>strength &
>courage. Sincerely,
>
>--
>Joan Snyder (47/8) "Do or do not. There is no try."-Yoda
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