[stevem53]

Hi Everyone..and Hello and Welcome to our Moderators Bobbi and Hannabanana

I spent most of my week getting my boat straightened out..flushed out..and changed a few things around to get ready to start fishing later in the week..The usual

Other than that I went to one of my support groups this morning..Got..Well..They needed a new treasurer because the lady who used to do it cant anymore because she had to put her husband who has pd into assisted living..So the group was asked if anyone wanted to take the position and nobody raised their hand so I volunteered..Then the groups fasilitator of the group announced that he would like to step down because hes had pd for a long time..had DBS surgery a few years ago..and he said that he needs a break..the group is small and we want to keep it going so we will manage somehow..My/our concern is not only for the members who are already there, including myself, but for the newcomers who occasionally come to our little group who have more questions than answers..and usually in despair..for that we have to continue on..Theres lots of pd stuff coming up locally for us Rhode Islanders..Our annual Race, Walk, and Roll is this coming Saturday the 30th..Then on Oct 14, Rep. Jim Langevin is going to be the speaker at the East Greenwich R.I. support group, and hes going to talk to the group about stem cell research in Rhode Island..The on Nov 5-6 is the New England Symposium in Strubridge, Mass..I was told to write a couple of paragraph speech to introduce myself as the new R.I. PAN Coordinator at the symposium..Im gonna make damn sure its written down in front of me in large enough font so's that I dont start stuttering like porky pig.. ..Everytime I start to explain something, and or get nervous, or cant think of the right word to use which happens often these days..I start stuttering like a fool and my voice freezes, and my mind is going 100 mph but my mouth is either glued open or glued shut.. ..That is one of the many wonderful ways that pd affects me..So if Ive got it written down, Im safe..So thats my week folks

How was everyone elses?