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^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ******************************************************************** It started at 4:00. My neighbor Pam came by with a card and a beautiful tin full of homemade cookies. My friend Jeff called, and picked up a prescription and brought my Selegiline Hydrochloride (*Eldepryl) here. I've been homebound today so far. Hilary Blue of our List called from Israel offering support.. Then Rayella, a nurse, called from Tennessee who can come if I find the plane fare, for Jan 4-8. Then Tony,a former frozen foods co-worker from 1990 whom I had not seen in NINE years called to drop by with his roommate, Roger. They spent from 7 to 930 here, because Tony is barely able to move his legs now, and had heard about my volunteer work for disabled PWP's locally.. I showed them how to convert Roger into a caretaker so that Tony will be better off-Roger won't have to find a job out of their apartment..-he can work where they are. Then Elizabeth called 20 minutes ago. She is 80 and a widow and needs someone to talk to. Now I'm warming up a plate of food for her. Someone named Gabriel left a bouquet of pine and roses and carnations in the front door. Janice is nearly unable to workdue tosimultaneous carpal tunnel in boht wrists, so she's asleep by woodstove #1. Antoinette called and will try to get here at 1AM by taxi and be a caretaker for me since Jnaice is injured. Meanwhile Jay of New Jersey has disappeared after having called Tuesday at 730 PM.., worried about me..He had been talking last weekend to me about trying to rent a U-Haul and coming up here with his son Nicky to stay here. But this afternoon I heard that the number of the house he was staying at now has an unlisted new number. I hope it'snot a drug dealer's den because both his son and I tried to talk to him there yesterday and he was extremely stressed and sounded awful. So I'm helping one or two of the homeless and hungry and praying that either Jay can be saved and sent to me with is son, or that something happens so I don't end up alone and headed for a hospital. I'm also praying that I can continue to stay here safely without weakening. I know that sound sbad, so excuse me. Elizabeth was crying on the phone and needs to talk to someone but the taxi driver just called and will take her to the hospital if she is not funcitoning. She had a heart attack in July and only got home two weeks ago but I don't think she should be alone. Hope someone out there figures out how to help me get in touch with Jay. He's still my number one possibility for a live-in caregiver. All of the ads I have sent out or had posted plus one in the newspaper tht is running right now hav eproduced noone . I wonder if mentioning "Parkinson's Disease" in a home-care needed ad scares people away. Maybe next week's ad should say that I am moderately disabled, and the PD diagnosis will not be printed or disclosed. Maybe I should just tell them I have a condition requiring medication ijn order to avoid paralysis. IT's so complicated and at least tonight I am busy helping a few strays survive. Elizabethh and taxi driver arriving. SHe looks weak. GOtta go. Please write. LOVE YOU ALL IVAN Janice, my homeless temporary caregiver, can stay here until sometime next week. Brad, my college classmate formBoston, will come back from Atlanta and hopefully will be here for Dec 31-Jan2. Sue, a current caregiver, will come in from Massachusetts to cover me on Jan 3. IF all these people get here, someone will be here through Jan.8.