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My name's Christine and I've just joined the list.
I live in Formby near Liverpool in England. I was diagnosed with PD in =
may 1993. I first experienced difficulty writing in September 1992 boys =
were then 2 and 4. My medical book said that tremor was either alcohol =
abuse or PD in people over 60 usually men so as neither applied to me I =
ignored it assuming it would just go away.=20
One of the hardest things is deciding when to tell people. Hello my =
names Christine and I have PD sounds like something from a therapy =
session maybe we should start PD ANONYMOUS ! ? ! =20
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS=20
I am an architect but I no longer practise I now sell Usborne Children's =
Educational Books. I have found direct selling to be perfect for me =
because it's something I can do as and when I choose.
I sympathise with Rager <[log in to unmask]>
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18 months ago I was at the Waterfront Museum in Poole waiting with my 9 =
year old son to take the lift to the 4th floor. There was a sign saying =
'Please leave this lift
for the use of less able people', no one else was waiting for the lift. =
As we
waited a man walked up to me and said 'you don't look less able to me' I =
was
stunned. I never thought to say you shouldn't judge by appearances or =
what
does less able look like.
I've just got my disabled badges for my car, we should use everything =
that
will help us why should we feel guilty? Life is hard enough.
Now if anyone makes unkind comments about things I do I tell them I have =
PD they usually end up being embarrassed and I hope it makes them think =
before they are judgmental in the future. I have to live with this I'm =
certainly not going to apologise for it!
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">My =
name's Christine=20
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face=3D"Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3D2>I live in Formby near Liverpool in =
England. I=20
was diagnosed with PD in may 1993. I first experienced difficulty =
writing in=20
September 1992 boys were then 2 and 4. My medical book said that =
tremor=20
was either alcohol abuse or PD in people over 60 usually men so as =
neither=20
applied to me I ignored it assuming it would just go away. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>One of the hardest things is deciding =
when to tell=20
people. Hello my names Christine and I have PD sounds like something =
from a=20
therapy session maybe we should start PD ANONYMOUS ! ? ! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE =
ANONYMOUS=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">I am an architect but I =
no longer=20
practise I now sell Usborne Children's Educational Books. I have found =
direct=20
selling to be perfect for me because it's something I can do as and when =
I=20
choose.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I sympathise with Rager =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>18 months ago I was at the =
Waterfront=20
Museum in Poole waiting with my 9 year old son to take the lift to the =
4th=20
floor. There was a sign saying 'Please leave this lift<BR>for the =
use of=20
less able people', no one else was waiting for the lift. As we<BR>waited =
a man=20
walked up to me and said 'you don't look less able to me' I =
was<BR>stunned. I=20
never thought to say you shouldn't judge by appearances or what<BR>does =
less=20
able look like.<BR>I've just got my disabled badges for my car, we =
should use=20
everything that<BR>will help us why should we feel guilty? Life is hard=20
enough.<BR>Now if anyone makes unkind comments about things I do I tell =
them I=20
have PD they usually end up being embarrassed and I hope it makes them =
think=20
before they are judgmental in the future. I have to live with this I'm =
certainly=20
not going to apologise for it!<BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: =
Rager=20
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