Re: Hand Writing & Leftie

[Murray Charters <Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Barb & Paul;
I'm a leftie too 'n so is Judith.... lots of Parkies are left
handed.... prolly 16% since that is the percentage of people overall
that are left handed.  Hmmmmmmmmm 16% of 1800 = 288
There may well be roughly 1 in 6 on this List......

On 26 Jul 99 at 12:40, Barb_MSN wrote:

> Paul....
>
> Coincidentally, I'm also a Southpaw - totally left handed - who
> can't read my own notes any longer.   Do I hafta tell ya that this
> is VERY frustrating?!?
>
> After experimenting with writing with my right hand (and I hadda
> pallidotomy for right side PD symptoms in Oct., 1994, with
> excellent recovery of motion), I gave THAT up as being even more
> frustrating then trying to write legibly with my left hand.
>
> I finally decided over this past weekend (when I had a lot of
> reminder notes to write myself and my frustration level absolutely
> hit the wall!), to check out if a laptop or Palm Pilot type of
> communications device might do the trick.
>
> I want a portable battery driven device that will spew out
> whatever I type on PAPER.  I'd prefer it to have the paper printed
> immediately after I write something, however, don't believe this
> is possible (I'd like to be proven differently!).
>
> I mentally picture a hand held word processor, or something like
> that - a VERY plain and simple device which would be easy to carry
> around with me throughout my day.
>
> I'm guessing this type of hand held device wouldn't have a
> keyboard or if it did, the keyboard would've too small for me to
> comfortably use.
>
> And then there's the cost.  While I don't expect something for
> nuttin', I'd like to not spend more than a 3 or 4 hundred bucks,
> if possible (dream on, Barbie!)
>
> Oh.... and I want this device YESTERDAY! <rueful grin, after a
> weekend of TRYING to write and not being very successful!
>
> Barb Mallut
> barb_msn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Ayers <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 10:57 AM
> Subject: Hand Writing
>
>
> >Good afternoon,
> >I am a lefty at writing.  PD has almost made it impossible to
> write.
> >Should I learn to write with my right hand and give up on the
> left. OR,
> >is that the easy way out.  I try to exercise as much as possible,
> but it
> >doesn't help.  Just curious..
> >
> >Paul Ayers
> >General Manager
> >Universal Consulting, Inc
> >Indianapolis, Indiana
> >317-577-1502
> >317-558-1026
> >
> >paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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