Greetings

["S. Nordquist" <sallyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, I'm new to the list. I don't have PD, but my mother does.

She was diagnosed with last year after spending two years going from
specialist to specialist, trying to find out why she would intermittently
lose control of her left foot. When she began experiencing similar
symptoms in her left hand, she was finally diagosed with PD.

I've been frustrated by the lack of information about PD and the lack of
initiative of my mom's (former) primary doctor. She has been virtually
directing her own care and recently began taking Sinemet at her own
request--with great results.

I joined the list in hopes of finding out more about the disease and to
keep up on any new developments. I'm also interested in hearing about the
experiences of people with PD--I don't really know what to expect. My mom
doesn't have e-mail access, so I plan to share what I learn with her.

Sally Nordquist (sallyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Seattle, WA