Re: New to PD

[Connie <cde_wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maggie,

I can truly appreciate what you're going through, being newly diagnosed myself. 
All I can say is that the people on this list are very supportive. (A million 
thank yous to all of you for your support and ideas!) Although I live in a 
large city, I still worry because I am single and live alone. I, too, have 
balance problems and just purchased my first cane (that was a really difficult 
thing to do, too). Now I need to have the courage to use it in public, where I 
need it the most.

I do have a couple of suggestions for you which have helped me a bit. If the 
service is available in your area, you might want to consider getting a cell 
phone to carry with you around the house so that you can call somebody if you 
fall and can't get up. As for choking, maybe a quick course in 
self-administration of the Heimlich might help you out a bit. Call your local 
firestation and the firefighters and/or EMTs or paramedics would be happy to 
show you what to do.

Feel free to write me privately. I may not be on email every day, but I will 
answer, eventually.

TTFN

Connie

{BTW, is there an emoticon (like :-) for smiley faces) for PWPs? If not, 
someone should come up with one ;-) }



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