THAT DOESNT MEAN WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IT. I fight against the wheel chair - I will NOT use a walker - till I absolutely have to,, and I fight against passivity. You , of all people, Janet, are a fighter. Maybe there are those whom biochemical passivity has rendered immobile physically and mentally. . Personally, I have been rejectting that imagw of myself for 2 6 yuears, and I'll go on doing it for as long as possible - with a little help from my friends. hilary janet paterson wrote: > > >At 06:53 1999/08/25 -0400, the forward looking geo wrote, in part: > >>...Too many of us PWP want to be fed and have > >>grown passive to their health and welfare.... > > this passivity could be and in my opinion very likely is > related to the emotional and cognitive effects of pd and its meds > > i don't give me heck when i can't walk the way i 'should' > why do i give me heck when i can't 'behave' the way i 'should'? > > the bio-chemical porridge that comprises my > brain / mind / intellect / instincts / emotions > may just need another pinch of salt > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > po box 171, almonte, ontario, canada, K0A 1A0 > a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ > [log in to unmask]