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I am Don Freel a PDer of 16 yrs. I have fallen 16 times in the past year. 'nuf said? Yesterday I introduced Catherine MacRae's "Gentle Fitness" program to the regular monthly support group meeting at Beth Israel here in NY. Present were 15 PDers, 5 caregivers, and several professionals including: Sheree Loftus, RN, Beth Israel Grp Coordinator Dave King, PT, Beth Israel Dhara Charururu, Speech Therapist, NYU Speech Clinic Before playing the video, I asked for a show of hands - "How many exercise daily?" Two hands - none were PDers. We rolled the tape and something electrifying happened. All the PDers were following Catherine right from the start. For the next 50 minutes they worked with her through 84 exercises & stretches. Non stop. I couldn't believe it! After we took a well earned break I answered a few questions and turned it over to Dave King who had not seen the tape before. He proceeded to delineate the virtues of Gentle Fitness in a way that would have made Catherine blush. I turned to Sherry Loftus, whom I have known well for over 10 years and said: "This time I think we did it." "You're right, Don, this time the miracle happened," she answered. Congratulations, Catherine. Congratulations PDers. FYI, info on Gentle Fitness (& Catherine) is at http://www.gentlefitness.com Don Freel, NY Moral: When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.