Greetings,
I was Dx in June of '05. I accept it but am Peed off. The real question I have is "How do I tell my parents without freaking them out?" I want to be honest, without making them worry. I live in a small country town and a couple co-workers have related my symptoms to PD, therefore, I must be honest with everyone. Again, I want to be honest, but not create a crisis situation. How have you folks communicated the disease to your immediate family(parents, siblings, inlaws, etc..)? Luckily, my boys are only 5 and 7 and do not notice the symptons like adults have. I'll deal with them later. I have obvious right hand tremors, stiffness in the right arm and right leg. Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
WFODBIKER
Wfodbiker
Welcome to Healing Well.Sorry you have to deal with PD.The only advice I can give is:1.listen to your neurologist2.Learn as much as you can about this disease.3.Stay active4.Take your meds when and at the dose you are prescribed.5.Find a support group that works for you.
AS far as telling your family just do it.They will eventually find out anyway ,and probably sooner then you think.Wish you the best and the light is always on here at Healing well.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
Welcome to Healing Well.Sorry you have to deal with PD.The only advice I can give is:1.listen to your neurologist2.Learn as much as you can about this disease.3.Stay active4.Take your meds when and at the dose you are prescribed.5.Find a support group that works for you.
AS far as telling your family just do it.They will eventually find out anyway ,and probably sooner then you think.Wish you the best and the light is always on here at Healing well.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
support Healing Well thru the sponsors and with donations.The light is always on stay well,and listen to your neurologist.
I was just Dx'd a few weeks back. DO TELL your family....
Share that your not going to die from it.... buy it is oging to slow you down.
you may need help ...later on.... My young girls were relieved that I'd be around a while....even in a lessoned state of hero...
Share that your not going to die from it.... buy it is oging to slow you down.
you may need help ...later on.... My young girls were relieved that I'd be around a while....even in a lessoned state of hero...
I agree that I would encourage you to tell your parents. Telling others relieved a lot of stress for me. Hopefull you'll find the same to be true. When you do tell your parents, I would be armed with some information for them - pamphlets, booklets, books PD or websites, etc. Give them the resources to become educated about it. That should help calm their fears.
lizzy4451
Life is a dance. Don't sit it out. --- H. Jackson Brown
Life is a dance. Don't sit it out. --- H. Jackson Brown
I was with my Mom when she was diagnost a few months ago........she was obviously upset and worried but she didn't want it to turn into a crisis either with the rest of the family. I help her tell everyone and what we told them was that "this is not a fatal disease and she is lucky because she will have medications to help with her symptoms. She was not going to end up in extreme pain and that this is a very slow progressing disease." Everyone seemed to do really well with that. Hope that helps you. Good Luck.
Thanks gang. I'll talk to the parents this weekend.
Wofodbiker,
Good decision,wish you the best,and let us know how it went.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
Good decision,wish you the best,and let us know how it went.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
support Healing Well thru the sponsors and with donations.The light is always on stay well,and listen to your neurologist.
Informing my parents was tougher than I imagined. We discussed the disease, shed some tears,etc.... The bottom line is we are on the same page and can proceed with fighting PD together. Thanks for the advice, I'm sure I'll ask for more.
Wfodbiker
wfodbiker,
Great,our own attitudes towards PD are the hardest to deal with.We often pay to much attention to how others perceive us ,and not enough attention to how we view ourselves.Keep a positive attitude.Stay active any way you can,and look to the future for a cure.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
Great,our own attitudes towards PD are the hardest to deal with.We often pay to much attention to how others perceive us ,and not enough attention to how we view ourselves.Keep a positive attitude.Stay active any way you can,and look to the future for a cure.Ed
Ed-Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1998.I am also Diabetic,and have major arthritis issues.As long as I can fish life is good.
support Healing Well thru the sponsors and with donations.The light is always on stay well,and listen to your neurologist.