I rarely post here as I find it easier to follow facebook groups but am wondering whether anyone has heard from Bob as I miss his posts...

Trixiedee

I have tried to reach him as well as his son and no response from either. Thanks for your concern.

A search on this forum revealed that his last post was a tribute to Rick I think on 7/02/14 http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread204072-3.html

Thelma,

I am still alive out here; but not posting any more.

The Parkinson's Underground has gone underground - no public activities, no comments or debates.

Bob D




On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 4:11 AM, Thelma Hurst ** wrote:


Hope I am not bothering you but the members at NeuroTalk are wondering how you are doing. My self as well. Can you let us know please and we all hope it is because you are fine and just taking it easy?

Best regards and thanks Bob

The Parkinson’s Underground has gone underground.
I am working on a few small, short-term personal mandates, one for a tiny Inuit village, and one for a few visible minority individuals – Parkies who shake too much to be allowed in.
Too weary for public posting. Too incapacitated.
When I started, I chose 4 songs.
A decade later, they still apply: http://parkinsonsdance.blogspot.com/...hapter-99.html

Thank you for being open to my writing all this time.
Shine on, you crazy diamonds.

Bob D.

You tell me that silence

is nearer to peace than poems

but if for my gift

I brought you silence

(for I know silence)

you would say

This is not silence

this is another poem

and you would hand it back to me Leonard Cohen


Silence is being underground
Alone in the dark
Carrying the weight of the footstpss above my head
I feel but not hear and that is..... truly Silence
Thelma

Bob,
It is good to hear from you.

I cannot say that I have missed you - I have been MIA, too

I also can rarely type due to dystonia caused by dyskinesia.
And that little yellow pill that gave me miraculous relief for nearly 21 years, has now become the "evil one." But I'm thankful for its presence anyway.

It just doesn't seem fair that science nor pharmaceutical research has contributed only "booster" type medications for Parkinson's (They either slow down the L-dopa's efficacy or they boost it) - and they have a whole list of nasty side effects themselves.

Doesn't anybody want to create a blockbuster product for PD?? I guarantee you will be filthy rich!
Peggy