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  • About Me

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    78harley

    Female, 51
    port orchard, WA, USA
    Member since February 3, 2007

    • About Me

      christian, wife, mother, grandmother, published poet, musician, singer, computer graphic artist

      christian, wife, mother, grandmother, published poet, musician, singer, computer graphic artist

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  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for December 5, 2007

      Mood December 5, 2007 10:07am

      ANNOUNCEMENT!

       Parkiejam is now an official site, www.parkiejam. org,where unity and support for all pwp can be found. it is a new sitewithnew …

    • Journal Entry for November 21, 2007

      Mood November 21, 2007 2:10am

      i dunno bout the rest of you guys, but i am having more and moredifficulty getting into the spirit of the holidays. i really dontfeel like going over …
    • Journal Entry for February 13, 2007

      Mood February 13, 2007 11:59pm

      it has begun. I see a lawyer on thursday. My oldest daughter in dallas is taking over for me. After 9 years of marriage, after 9 years of trying, of …
    • Journal Entry for February 4, 2007

      Mood February 4, 2007 8:17pm

      I was depressed today. My husband and I cannot communicate at all and I felt another blow up coming.. (on his end), which it did, so I left the …
    • Journal Entry for February 3, 2007

      Mood February 3, 2007 11:12pm

      Tonight I end another day with pd. I look at the bed and know that sleep will be drug induced and that even through that sleep, the rigidity will …

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    • Hug

      From dede December 7, 2008

      IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HEARD FROM YOU. SENDING LOTS OF HUGS.....................

    • Flower

      From dede November 13, 2008

      FLOWERS TO MAKE YOUR DAY LOL

    • Hug

      From dede July 22, 2008

      HI IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HEARD FROM YOU. A HUG TO START YOUR DAY.

    • Hug

      From PortLee June 4, 2008

      Thanks a million for starting this group. I sent it to my daughter (my caregiver ). I think she could use it to vent her frustrations a little. God Bless, Lee

    • Hug

      From dede May 5, 2008

      HI DEAR, HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY. HERE IS A BIG HUGG

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Parkinson's Disease

      i am now 48, have been dxd with pd for 22 years. dxd at age 26 after a bout of encephalitis, menangitis, shingles at age 15. had dbs in 2003, very successful. recently told on meds i am at stage 3, disease has entered stage 5. I smile and say... blankety blank... :)

      Treatments

      Mirapex Working / Worked
      works wonderful, on high dose have the side effect of spending money. lower dose works well
      Sinemet Working / Worked
      excellent except very prone to dyskenesia.
    • Close Sexual Abuse

      I was sexually abused by my brother beginning at the age of 10. Also was raped twice by first husband.

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      worked well at the time, dropped many walls. but the scar tissue is very deep
    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      I have been married 3 times. my first was emotionally abusive and an alchoholic, my second was physically, emotionally abusive hooked on pain meds and alchohol and is now dead, my current is emotionally abusive yet we are working on the marriage.

      Treatments

      Al-Anon Not Working
      Couples Counseling Working / Worked
      did not work in second marriage, slowly is working in third
      Love Working / Worked
      keeps this current one together
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
    • Open Brain Injury

      i had encephalitis, menangitis, and shingles at age 15, a couple years later menantigis again. I now have what is dxd as post-encephalitis parkinsons disease.

    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      physical abuse by alchoholic father, emotional abuse hubby no.1, emotional and physical abuse hubby no 2., been dxd with ptsd

      Treatments

      Abuse Counseling Somewhat Helpful
      very deep wounds
    • Open Alcoholism

      father died of alchoholism, I began drinking at age 12. Knew I was an alchoholic, only thing that made me stop drinking was parkinsons disease. havent been black out drunk in 20 years, quit entirely for 12 years

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