dear Barb and all whgo replied to my post about brain surgery and tremors--
I was interested to see that some surgery can reduce rigidity--however, we
understand from the program at the Ohio State U. center of Excellence that
they exclude PWPs with any dementia, and in any case Peter is too old at
80 and a half to be considered a good risk. I guess I was just voicing a
bit of "wishful thinking" and the recognition that for older and more
advanced PWPs the options are more limited.
As for the PArade article, Peter disliked it so much! My own feeling was
that at several points the addition of a few words would have made clear
not only how much individual variation there is among PWPs, but also that
"the new meds" and surgewries do not help everyone. I agree that it's
hard to balance getting an increase in general public awareness with being
realistic---and then there's Billy Graham, who doesn't ever speak of his PD
! Go figure.....
>Camilla 'n Peter, et al....
>
>I was as stiff as a concrete block wall prior to my Oct., 1994,
>unilateral pallidotomy and had no visible tremor whatsoever in the
>then 18 years I'd had Parkinson's.
y pallidotomy!
>
>My experience and research indicates to me that the BEST
>neurosurgeons specializing in movement disorders chose each
>prospective pallidotomy recipient very carefully, on a per patient
>basis, rather than adhering to a "We only operate on PD patients
>having tremors" policy.
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/9+
Oxford, Ohio
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
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