Reply from Jennifer Smith

[Bonnie Rowley <BRowley368@xxxxxxx>]

All~
As you can see at the bottom of this post, Jennifer has given me permission
to send this to PIE. She is not currently on PIE but I will be happy to fwd
any comments back to her.
Bonnie

> Dear Bonnie,
>
>  Thanks so much for updating me on Ivan.  I wish I could be of some help.
> There
>  is nothing I would rather do.  No one should be subjected to such
punishment.
>   I
>  will pray for him.
>
>  As far as I am concerned, the saga continues, hahaha!  I am still in
>  California.  My plans were to return on May 9 but several days prior, I
> began to
>  have seizures again and was hopitalized for about a week and a half.  To
> make a
>  long story short, this included another Video EEG.  The results were that
I
> am
>  NOT having seizures but I should continue taking neurontin for seizures
and
> not
>  Sinemet since I dont have PD and PLEASE see a psychiatrist!  There were
some
>  abnornal brain waves but they were interpreted as me concentrating on my
>  movements, in other words, I am faking the whole thing to get attention.
I
> am
>  seeing a psychiatrist who thinks that there is no way I could possibly
fake
> the
>  seizure he witnessed in his office and that I am suffering from post
> traumatic
>  stress disorder and an uncommon complex seizure disorder that mimicks PD.
> Well
>  I am stuck here now as I am under doctor's orders not to travel.  My life
is
> on
>  hold.  The scariest thing was that he feels if the tests he is planning,
>  including a pet scan, prove his theory right, then brain surgery is the
only
>  option.  Needless to say I did not like hearing that.
>
>  Please tell the list that they are all in my thoughts and I miss them all.
>  Please tell Ivan that my thoughts are with him especially and he will be
in
> my
>  prayers.
>
>  Best always,
>  Jennifer
>


Bonnie
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