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Hi Barb & Paul; I'm a leftie too 'n so is Judith.... lots of Parkies are left handed.... prolly 16% since that is the percentage of people overall that are left handed. Hmmmmmmmmm 16% of 1800 = 288 There may well be roughly 1 in 6 on this List...... On 26 Jul 99 at 12:40, Barb_MSN wrote: > Paul.... > > Coincidentally, I'm also a Southpaw - totally left handed - who > can't read my own notes any longer. Do I hafta tell ya that this > is VERY frustrating?!? > > After experimenting with writing with my right hand (and I hadda > pallidotomy for right side PD symptoms in Oct., 1994, with > excellent recovery of motion), I gave THAT up as being even more > frustrating then trying to write legibly with my left hand. > > I finally decided over this past weekend (when I had a lot of > reminder notes to write myself and my frustration level absolutely > hit the wall!), to check out if a laptop or Palm Pilot type of > communications device might do the trick. > > I want a portable battery driven device that will spew out > whatever I type on PAPER. I'd prefer it to have the paper printed > immediately after I write something, however, don't believe this > is possible (I'd like to be proven differently!). > > I mentally picture a hand held word processor, or something like > that - a VERY plain and simple device which would be easy to carry > around with me throughout my day. > > I'm guessing this type of hand held device wouldn't have a > keyboard or if it did, the keyboard would've too small for me to > comfortably use. > > And then there's the cost. While I don't expect something for > nuttin', I'd like to not spend more than a 3 or 4 hundred bucks, > if possible (dream on, Barbie!) > > Oh.... and I want this device YESTERDAY! <rueful grin, after a > weekend of TRYING to write and not being very successful! > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Ayers <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 10:57 AM > Subject: Hand Writing > > > >Good afternoon, > >I am a lefty at writing. PD has almost made it impossible to > write. > >Should I learn to write with my right hand and give up on the > left. OR, > >is that the easy way out. I try to exercise as much as possible, > but it > >doesn't help. Just curious.. > > > >Paul Ayers > >General Manager > >Universal Consulting, Inc > >Indianapolis, Indiana > >317-577-1502 > >317-558-1026 > >http://www.uciconsult.net > >[log in to unmask] > > [log in to unmask]