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At 10:25 AM 7/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I had to be excused from jury duty when I told the judge it would be
>difficult to sit still and concentrate for any length of time. There
>shouldn't be a problem getting excused if you mention Parkinson's disease.
>I think it would be harder to be accepted on a jury if you wanted to serve.
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Have any of you PWP's been excused from jury duty because of PD?
>>If so what symptoms did you have that prevented you from performing this
>>duty?
>>
>>I have bee summoned for jury duty and have been trying to decide if I want
>>to try to be excused or not. I have been diagnosed for over five years now
>>but I am very fortunate that my PD has progressed very slowly and my
>>symptoms are relatively minor, compared to some of you guys. My most
>>applicable symptoms are my falling asleep without an apparent cause, my
>>drooling, on and off tremors, and difficulty in staying in one position
>>for a prolonged period of time.
>>Your comments will be appreciated.
>>
>>Bob Chapman
>>66/60/54
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>jjjane
>http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html
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>       I have had to be excused from Jury Duty because I could not leave Gordon
that long. I had the Doctor answer the form. They do it all the time.
I'd like to do that duty but the other comes forst, naturally. Regards,
Thea Lou Seese, CG Gordon/71/21