Originally Posted by steffi 001

I can pinpoint the day,the time,the cause when my head felt as if it would explode....firecrackers were going off inside my skull...and I am sadly aware of the reason behind the hugest amount of stress I have ever been subject to.
I choose not to go there...I have had to shelve it...or I truly wouldn`t survive.
How do I know? Both my mum and I [she was going through this trauma with me] presented similar symptoms within weeks of one another.
She was diagnosed with PD.I was considered too young ...apparently.It wasn`t even in the equation.
But 5 days before my mum died,I quietly asked her if she thought I had what she had..PD.
She turned and looked me straight in the eye and said reassuredly,and profoundly...of course not!!! Don`t be silly.

5 days later she was dead.A hospital blunder I think.
Only a few weeks later I was diagnosed with parkinsons.
I don`t know if I am sad or relieved that she never knew...

"hey mum....you weren`t often wrong...but this time..."
Well...

An excellent warning Tena..thank you so much.
And if any of you were wondering why I always seem to try to inject some humour into my posts...it is my concerted effort to do what I should have done many years ago.
Say "Sod it" It aint worth the stress"

Bless you for reminding us.
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