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 >>[log in to unmask] > > >jjjane >http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html > > 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