Yes, I think Don said something wonderful a while back about us ALL rowing the same boat. Carole H. --- Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Unfortunately, PD being the chronic degenerative > disease it is can make it difficult for some to come > to grips with what is a daily reality for a great > many > of us. > > To those who feel shocked or scared - and > justifiably so - a reminder that by not > acknowledging or by sugar-coating the > potential reality of what some - not all, but SOME - > of us MUST cope with with in living with this > disease will NOT make it go away. > > With all due respect, I suggest you LEARN from > what is posted on the List, rather than to publicly > CHASTISE those who may share with us what is > their truth and reality about life with Parkinson's. > > There's not rule you have to LIKE what you read > on the List, (NONE of us like to be confronted > with the painful truth), but please don't respond > in strident tones of censorship to those of us > who may post something you don't like to hear. > > YOUR sensitivities and feelings have been > thoughtfully nurtured and respected here, and it > would become you if YOU would accept the fact that > everyone ELSE on the List ALSO has sensitivities > and feelings and are entitled to them. > > Hey folks - we're all in this TOGETHER and letting > one or two members dictate the route we take (with > the exception of our respective List-moms who can > jump in and speak up whenever they wanna) is giving > up something MOST of us greatly value. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com