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hi all barbara wrote to me in re the tv-ready-list: i enjoyed reading her message, admired her spirit, and have sent it in, all 'neatened up', with her permission: >I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in '93; I was 48 at the >time. It took the doctors two years to tell me what was >wrong with me. THEY do not look for Parkinson's in young >people. [I wish I was young] One of the first things I >noticed was I could not scramble eggs or close the back >door. My husband thought I was nuts. When the doctors told >me I had PD, I was delighted, because it was not in my head. >I took things for granted. Like the walking that I liked to do. >I still can walk, but have a hard time doing it. Getting in >and out of bed. The simple things I would take for granted. >The other day I went food shopping. We do not have a car so >I came home by cab. By this time I was stiff and I could not >move. My body was frozen. I am a person who likes to do for >herself. I find it hard to ask people, especially my husband, >for help. Parkinson's is a funny disease. Parkinson's affects >us all in so many different ways. > >Barbara Davis / 53-48-46 / Boston / MA / US / [log in to unmask]