>Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 15:18:04 -0500 >To: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >From: Jody and Dan Fraleigh <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: thanks for the welcome > >Thank you for the welcome. My father, who is 65, has had Parkinson's >Disease for at least 10 years. Last Thursday he had deep brain stimulation >surgery; the pacemaker will be turned on in 2 weeks. Overall, he suffers >from quite a bit of pain, primarily severe stomach cramping, and he does >not sleep well. His medicine offers very uneven relief. We are hopeful >that the surgery will help him to maintain an active life of gardening, >hunting and playing with grandchildren. > >The entries I've read so far have been interesting, and I've forwarded >several of them to my mother who has limited time for computer activities. >Jody > > janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>