I posted about her in the Prayer thread a while back - thanks for the prayers.
She had been diagnosed with very early Parkinson's, which didn't show any symptoms at all until she was 75. She hasn't felt like herself in two years.
Although she still has an 8 month wait to get into the Movement Disorders Clinic, she got back in touch with her neurologist (at the clinic's suggestion) as she didn't want to feel out of it for 8 months.
Yesterday she saw the neurologist and got a scrip for levodopa/cabridopa
I called her this morning as she was starting the med today, and it was amazing to hear the musicality back in her voice! Plus, on her way from the kitchen table to the phone she - like most of us - didn't even think about it. Normally, she would be thinking about every step and focusing on keeping her balance.
She said, "I'm baaack!" I said, "Run for your lives!" and we both laughed.
She is having some side effects - headache and nausea - but these should pass within two weeks.
It's a big load off my back, and a HUGE weight off her!
I am happy.
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