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Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, 48 years young, a single mom with two beautiful children, Samantha 12 and Joe 8. In 1992 I got my divorce and with that came anger, sadness, pain, frustration and depression. And to add to it we experiened the 1994 earthquake. That's when the shaking began. I noticed my right index finger shake and then my arm and within a year my leg. I started noticing, my loss of balance, my speech got quieter and my walking was slower and very depressed. I was diagnosed with the disease in the later part of 1995. I went through many doctors, before I found the one who cares about people. As a matter of fact, now I am working with two doctors. I took sinemet on and off for about two years and was on a case study for selegeline for eight months. They both made me so sick I was bed ridden for about five months. One night I was so stiff I couldn't move. I was so scared because I was alone and what if I had to call 911. So I just laid there and prayed to God to give me strength. If it wasn't for a special friend, I dont know how I could have made it. Friends and family are so important in your healing, embrace them and tell how much you appreciate and love them. I finally got the right treatment and got my life back together. I did alot of soul searching after hours and hours of crying, I kept asking myself, why? But you know there is no real answer. You just have to accept and it live for the day.
God works in strange ways, I know why I got this disease, he has given me a purpose in life, to help other people who are going through the samething. So please join are support group and help us to find a cure.
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