So, we sold our summer house in Denmark, and we're vastly relieved. It was wonderful when the children were in school and could spend all summer with us, but now all three have families and careers. None of them have time to come every year or time to stay for very long, and the flight gets more expensive every year. It began to be a burden to spend three months taking care of the house and garden and being so far from our children and grandchildren every summer.
It was not at all sad to empty the house, it was actually a lot of fun. The children came and chose what they wanted, my family in Denmark chose what they wanted, and helped us haul everything absolutely no one wanted to the recycling center. And we were able to sell just enough old furniture to pay for shipping the children's and our things over here. We were lucky, years ago, to have bought old farm furniture when it was cheap and unpopular, and to have sold it now when it is IN. And that was a lot of fun, we've never been good at selling anything - we felt quite the clever business people for once.
Now I look forward to not having to worry about all the things we used to have to worry about to maintain the summer house. One house is quite enough.
The weather in Denmark this summer was unusually warm and wonderful. Usually there is wave after wave of low pressure systems all summer, but by a rare combination of air currents, there was a constant high pressure over Scandinavia. And now I know without a doubt that high pressure makes me feel well, while low pressure does terrible things to my balance.
I had no computer access all summer except at a couple of hotel stays, and I really missed the forum. It was a terrible shock to find out that it had crashed, I was so looking forward to 'seeing' everyone again. Thank you to the people who have set up this oasis. It is good to be back.

Well Steve, at least you weren't out fishing when the boat took on water! What you are going through financially is what most PWP go through, eventual depletion of the money that it takes to just live a marginally middle-class existence (pay the bills, no frills). This is caused by not having supplemental insurance in place before anything or anyone pegs you a parkie. It is as bad or worse than loosing your loved ones, because "they can't take" YOUR illness, at least when you can pay your modest way through life, it is a great burden lifted from your shoulders.
IN my case, I have lost just about everything else, except my ability to pay to live, in lower middle class comfort. Needless to say, my wife is ready to pitch me, and my kids treat me like a "burden", but all is not lost. I still have my sanity (remember, you lose that and you're pretty well done for), and a few friends who still remember me and come around to see me.
I keep getting closer to that wheelchair. The thing that's keeping me out of it is that there is barely enough room to move an upright adult through my house, and the rooms are small cause the house is 3-stories high. My legs are toast and with gout in the knee, I've been miserable and anti-social all week. Hoping for better days to come. Love reading about what's going on in all PWP lives, and wish i had the energy to address you all individually. cs

CS..Its good to hear from ya!..Ive been running around like a chicken with its head cut off with this and that going on..Its been one thing after another..At least the Sinamet is working and Ive been able to do what I have had to do within reason

But I have to drop my Blue Cross because its gotten to the point that I cant afford nor justify paying for a plan with a $3000 deductible that doesnt cover Jack @!$%..So Ive decided to wait untill June to pick up Medicare..What has hit me is when I get in the advanced stages of this monster I hope there are programs where I can atleast get the meds I need..That is unless there is something new out there at that time that will give us some relief from this nightmare..I'll just have to take it as it comes I guess, but I'll go down fighting, thats for sure

Im sorry to hear that youre not feeling that good..That sucks!.You are in my thoughts and prayers my friend..All of you are