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Rick, this is a time to find out who your good friends are. Part of the problem is that the distant people very well may not know what to say. What do you say to a person who has a deadly disease - when we would just appreciate something like thinking about you, etc. would do quite nicely. I've been in that position myself and am now on the receiving end. Four years later, my friends are still my friends and my acquaintances are still my acquaintances. It will normalize for you before too long. Don't know that I have helped but some parts do get better. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 6:11 PM Subject: Friday afternoon > Rick calling from Bellingham, Washington. > > Anybody out there having trouble keeping close to some of your old friends, > now that you feature a progressive brain disease? I am noticing subtle > effects, a kind of distancing, that I can't quite put my finger on. Part of > it is that I'm just tired, and don't do as much as I did two years ago. I'm > not feeling shunned, just a little ignored because I'm not out there > socializing much. When I get done working for the day, I'm beat-o, big time. > > Old friends with good intentions send me articles about Parkinson's > disease, but don't invite me out for coffee or to a movie. Weird. > > I told my neurologist I've been having more active dreams lately, probably > due to Sinemet, he says. In fact, I had one last week where I dreamed I was > playing basketball and went up for a monster rebound. Man, did I jump. > Grabbed the ball, woke up, as did my wife--because I'd grabbed her head! > She said, "What the heck are you doing!?" and I said that I was grabbing a > rebound. Has anyone had similar dreams (just kidding :-) I'm just glad I > didn't try to start dribbling down court. > > Enjoy the weekend. > > Rick, 48, kinda bummed right now.