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Dear Jennifer, This must be a very scary experience for you. I can't help wondering if the shock and stress of your husband's death, especially since it was so unexpected, is the underlying cause of your onset of problems. I realize your doctor says it is temporary, but that doesn't help the pain and loss. If you are living alone now, would it be possible to have a relative or friend come and stay with you for awhile to help you cope? You have such a lot to deal with right now -- loss of your husband, maintaining your career, and PD as well. I think you deserve support and assistance, and will be keeping you in my thoughts. My very, very best to you, Kathrynne janet paterson wrote: > > hi all > > jennifer is not on the list at the moment > and sent this to me for forwarding > > i will forward to her any answers posted to the list > > janet > > >Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > >Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 21:04:01 -0400 > >From: Jennifer Smith <[log in to unmask]> > >Organization: Smoky Mountain Artworks > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: sorry to bother you but... > > > >Dear Janet, > >Sorry to bother you but i need some help. I had a terribvle expericene > >today theat I wouyld like to ppost to the list for possible suggestions, > >advice,suport whatever. Wonered if yo7u would post it form e. today i > >went to work, airbrush tshirst. i went to a nearby restaruant before > >opening the store to have some coffeee and pancakses. my right hand has > >tremor (am right handed) and shoulder stiff and painful. was hurting > >this mornign when i got up but thoguth it would straigtend out. have > >ahd much trouble since my husband dieed but doc says it is temportay. > >while eating, ahand started to shake badly and had tropble holding fork, > >then coulndt put fork down and had to remove it with other hand. it was > >like everything shut down. coulndt move, trouyble communicating.k new > >what i wanted tosay but coyuldnt say it and voice got real > >hoarsessounding. frined in restarunant saw i was in truble and got help > >to get me to her car and drpove me home, stayed with me. had much > >trouble walking and would jjsut stop vfrom time to time and couylkdnt > >move. much of theis is new expericnes for me. also new, had far wawy > >stare and friend thought i wasnt with i8t but i told her i couyld hear > >what she was saying jsut couldnt resopond rightr. had vbeen taken off > >klonopin since it made me sick, but was because i wasnt eating at all. > >am eating now so took one dose and it really helped. dont really wnat > >to go bakcl on it but wil.l if neccesary. Would appreciate any > >cmmments. sorry for the tpying but seem to have .lots of trouble lately > >with tremorkannd contorl. very har d to paint htese days. thanks in > >advance for any insighst or trhoguhts aobyt this. > >Jenifer Smith > > > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada > website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/