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Bob - I read your message to Susan on the List and sometimes, there is a word or two that makes me sit up and take notice - and yours did. We get so wrapped up in ourselves and sit on the pity pot a great deal, then read where "someone out there" is much worse off than we are. Thank you for wisdom of pearls. I hope your wife will get better each day. Just tell her you love her several times a day and tell her she is getting better. I have just added the two of you to my prayer list. Jo Ann from Houston On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 10:07:43 CST bob armentrout <[log in to unmask]> writes: >susan, i kept your letter until now, things have been rather busy in >my >life. I misssed how long your husband had been diagnosed, but i am >assuming >its fairly new, and you both are going to have some big adjustments. I >wish >i had some profound words of wisdom to offer you, but i really don't. >This >list can offer a lot of help, and a little aggrivation, so stay with >it. >Some of the best advice I have gotten off of it - you can cry in the >shower, >and no one can see the tears. Laugh as much as possible, and spend >time >doing things you enjoy. Take care of yourself, it's easy to get so >wrapped >up in your role as care giver that you ignore your own pain, and that >will >eventually catch up to you. There is a good book out, "Living with a >chronically ill spouse" that you might look for. It covers pretty well >everything, her husband was dying of ms, not pd, but it hit close to >home in >my house. Finally, always try to find faith, it will help when >nothing else >does. >For your info, i was diagnosed with pd, and then with ms ( it's not >pd)a >year later. my wife and i were in a bad car wreck in early oct, she is >just >now out of icu, and still may not make it. so i have gotten a good >dose of >both sides of the care giver issue. in my opinion, being sick is the >easy >side, you at least can tell yourself, well she will be ok if.... >hope this helps >bob aka tex >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com