It may be November but we are still finishing outside chores. The other day I dug the last of the sweet potatoes and the short row of peanuts. The wet summer does not seem to have produced as many peanuts as last year. Again I have had to leave a lot of dwarf pink dahlias in the ground. I know they’ll rot but I simply have too many. The Aztex and Persian lilies have all been dug but they too are reproducing rapidly and I’d be glad to share some. Allen has a woodworking shop but he always needs just one or two more pieces of equipment. So in order to save shipping charges we took a two-day trip to get a planer and a jointer. They were out of stock and we came home empty-handed. But the trip did include a bit of MILK. IT'S FITNESS YOU CAN DRINK. CHOP-RITE TWO, L\C. Quality American Workmanship! #5 CLAMP TYPE CHOPPER #lO CLAMP TYPE CHOPPER * Plates available in 3/16" (standard), 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" and 1" * V-Belt Pullies available for #lO, #l2, #22 and #32 choppers. 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CHOPPER #32 SCREW DOWN TYPE CHOPPER BALTIMORE, Md. When Don Rosenblum was 38, his left hand started to shake uncontrol lably. After seeing a neurologist, Don learned he had Parkinson’s disease, a common disorder of the brain that occurs when the part of the nervous system controlling movement, posture, balance, and walking is damaged. Don’s doctor prescribed medi cation to help control his symp toms and suggested he join a sup port group to learn how others cope with the disease. At his sug gestion, Don soon attended a local support group meeting. He was disappointed, however, when he found that most of the group’s members were 60 or older, and the discussion seemed relevant only to the elderly. “Before I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, I thought it was a condition that only affected older people,” he recalls. Don is one of an increasing number of younger people in the United Slates who have been diag nosed with Parkinson’s disease. Although the average age of onset of the disorder is 60 years, today between 50,000 and 100,000 Americans who*have this disorder are between the ages of 20 and 50. Younger Patients Have Diffe rent Problems Young parkinsonians are faced with different psychosocial prob lems than older patients that include worries about job security, long-term financial plans, child bearing and family responsibili ties, as well as medical and disa- ❖ Made in the U.S.A. * Easy to Clean * ih ade from Cast Iron * Quality Workmanship Network For Parkinson’s Disease Sufferers bility insurance. These concerns, combined with his support group experience, prompted Don to organize a group for younger adults with Parkin son’s disease. He called it the Young Onset Parkinson’s Support Group. The group meets bimonth ly at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore to talk about their concerns and share ideas about how to cope with the dis ease. Topics range from the bene fits of exercise to how to tell your employer about your children. Don’s group is part of the Young Parkinson Support Net work, a nationwide support group network established by the-Ameri can Parkinson Disease Associa tion (APDA). Currently, there are 29 support groups in 22 states. “I think this network really helps us address the common con cerns of younger parkinsonians,” Don says. “We all need to realize that we’ve' got a lot of assets and that this disease should not stand in our way.” Attending support group meet ings is only part of the treatment for younger parkinsonians. Proper medication, diet and exercise are also essential. Five years after Don’s diagnosis, he leads a virtu ally normal life with the help of drugs like Sinemet (carbidopa/ levodopa) andEldepryl (selegiline hydrochloride). Don is also enrolled in PROPATH, a program for Parkinson’s disease patients that helps them take control of their disease. Members receive free informational booklets on #1 CLAMPLESS TYPE CHOPPER SAUSAGE STUFFER, LARD & FRUIT PRESS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1992-813 Parkinson’s disease and quarterly self-assessment questionnaires that address diet, exercise, treat ment regimens and daily coping issues. Information from these ques tionnaires is being compiled into the largest Parkinson’s disease data base available, which may soon be used by researchers to find a cure for the disease. Abraham Lieberman, M.D., chief of the Movement Disorders Section of the Barrow Neurologi cal Institute in Phoenix, Anz., says that Americans must be aware of the symptoms of Parkin son’s disease so they can recog nize if a family member or friend is displaying them and may need to consult a physician. Primary symptoms of the disease include stiffness, tremor, slowness of movement, and dilficully with balance and walking. “Early diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease arc impor tant in giving the patient more control over the disease,” he said. “Because Don was diagnosed ear ly, he is now able to take control of his life through support groups, medications, and programs like PROPATH.” For more information on Park inson’s disease, call 1-800-44-PROPATH. For infor mation on the Young Parkinson Support Network, call 1-800-223-YPSN. #3 FOOD CHOPPER STUFFER HORN AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES Know the Symptoms
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