Re: Depression

[Judy George <judy_george@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

jo Ann
thanks for you understanding of the depression which is part of the syndrome
i find in experience so far
to recognise and face it is important
am i right
when one reads of the possible outcomes of parkinsons i believe it is a
natural human reaction to feel depression as one deals with the
ramifications of the diagnosis
this list is so supportive and wonderful in its care of us all
some posters obviously emphasise with individual differences and provide the
support and love necessary
thanks for you posting
judy



> From: Jo Ann Coen <jac694@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Depression
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 14:09:00 EDT
>
> I believe that depression is prevalant in PWP's.  Let's face it. Imagine
> what they have to look forward to. Yes, PWP's can vacillate between
> depression and happy times. Hopefully, more happy times than not. We cg's
> suffer from it as well, because we watch our loved ones go through what
> they go through.  All of us, whether PWP or CG, must fight with all the
> strength we have to keep each other "up",  and to fight fatigue and
> sadness.  This is why this group is  so very, very important.  Someone
> wrote about dementia in PD's. Yes,the mental acuity demishes somewhat,
> but most of the time the
> intelligent,  articulate, loving person is trapped inside a body that no
> longer functions as it once did, and the frustrations and anger causes
> the PWP to react differently than they normally  would.
> When I lurk, I read some notes and can tell when a person is "up" and
> some when they are "down". In my years of counselling,  I
> learned to hear what a client doesn't say, as much as what they did say,
> and the same thing with reading the postings . This is a wonderful group
> of caring people, and to those with PWP? Keep posting, we like to know
> what's going on, whether its  your meds, your feelings, or your doctors,
> and post when you are up and when you are down.  We're all "listening.
> Jo Ann from Houston

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