Re: ***Reply from Southern Indiana

[Greg Sterling <sterling@xxxxxxxx>]

AnitaJo,
You have to be from So. Indiana.  I haven't heard it called muskmelon since I 
lived in MI.  We refer to it as cantaloupe in PA.  You have to admit 
"muskmelon" doesn't sound too appealing.

You weren't a professional wrestler were you?

Greg
47/35/35
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AnitaJo Page" <PATnANITAPAGE@xxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: THANK YOU FOR SHARING///***Reply from Southern Indiana


>      Welcome.    Good to hear from you.    Yes, your message has
> been received.
> 
>      The words from others who are connected with Parkinsons will
> help give specific information and also general perspective to you
> after a while.
> 
>      One great big advantage of having a computer in the home is that
> a person can flip it on and browse through the listserv late at night or
> early in the morning.   (I have troubles sleeping--broken legs, injured
> neck, broken back, the mortal body has been beaten up from time
> to time.)
> 
>      "How did you sleep last night?'
> 
>      "Oh, very well.    I got up from time to time to rest."
> 
>      I am a caregiver; my wife is a PWP and we still do a lot of things
> by planning ahead and by adjusting to conditions.
> 
>      Example:   A trip to the mall.    Think ahead to the best entrance.
> I drop her off at the door and then go park in the vast parking lot.
> Stroll instead of "power shop".    Sit on the benches every once in
> a while.    Leave some time for a little rest in the reclining chair when
> we get home.
> 
>      Example:  We went to church Sunday.    By choosing the eleven
> o'clock service, we did not have to rush.    We had coffee and toast
> and muskmelon for breakfast, took all the pills, got dressed, looked
> over the newspaper, found a parking place right near the sloping
> sidewalk, etc. etc.
> 
>      All the little things that make an outing smooth.
> 
>      Enlightening service.    Music.  Positive remarks.  Announcements.
> Prayers.  A couple of hymns.  A couple of readings.  Then I looked
> over and Light of My Life was sound asleep.
> 
>      What to do???   Do I wake her?   Do I let her sleep through the
> sermon?
> 
>      Hey, no matter what I do, in the total scheme of things, the world
> still turns.
> 
>      Thank you, all you good people who share your thoughts and
> bits of wisdom to others.
> 
>                                             Pat       CG
>