http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/ PLWP,Inc -People Living With Parkinsons Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:15:05 GMT Becky Bigger http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19198 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19198 Laura,   I too enjoy singing with the Church. It fills my heart, hopefully is a "joyful noise" to the Lord, and encouraging to others as well as me.  I do Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:49:08 GMT Margie http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19197 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19197 Voice Aerobics:Is a workout designed for individuals who have experienced changes in voice, speech, or swallowing as a result of Parkinson's. Singing is a very Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:06:25 GMT Karen http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19196 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19196 Paula, I have had fluctuating B/P for nearly a year now. My doctors have requested that I take my B/P before every dose of Parkie drugs. If my B/P is lower Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:47:01 GMT Jenny Picaso http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19195 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19195 Laura, don't stop singing, just keep on singing. Please do not worry about how you look or for any mistakes you might make. You love music so much that not Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:38:32 GMT Carol Meenen http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19194 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19194 Hi Laura: Just because you move differently does not matter. Most people I have met and spoke to about PD seem very receptive to my story. They mostly have Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:33:25 GMT l.navoy http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19193 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19193 I'm Laura from Illinois and I sing as part of a worship team at my church. Glad to read these because I feel like giving it up sometimes because of my Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:19:35 GMT Clouddancer http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19192 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19192 I have been experiencing the same problem but not to the extreme your husband is. I was told that it was not unusual for someone who has had parkinsons for Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:01:49 GMT Jeanne&Martin http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19191 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19191 I just wish I could have kept my husband in the Senior Community Choral group. They promoted sitting upright, clear enunciation, and deep breathing. I started Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:29 GMT Jeanne&Martin http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19190 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19190 my understanding is that PD and the onset of lower BP is not too uncommon. I do use more salt in our diet than before my husband's onset. But he also needs the Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:59:38 GMT Carol Meenen http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19189 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19189 Hey Michael: Great response! You explained it very well. CYA soon I hope. Give Gretchen my greetings. Carol -----Original Message----- From: mjc0827@... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:58:48 GMT Carol Meenen http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19188 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19188 I believe music helps me a lot in coping with this disease. I love most music and I started singing after I was diagnosed with PD 17 years ago. I started Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:33:31 GMT Paula Nixon http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19187 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19187 Jeannie,  You are definitely on the right track.  There can't be anything wrong with the way you are doing things.  Natural healthy foods without all the Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:53:56 GMT Paula Nixon http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19186 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19186 Does anyone have trouble controlling their blood pressure?  My husbands goes from 60 over 40 to 180 over 100.  He passed out 3 times yesterday, twice Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:33:39 GMT Paula Nixon http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19185 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19185 I thought this was an interesting article from the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation newsletter.  What a happy way to take care of symptoms.   Singing proves Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:53:50 GMT purcellmb http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19184 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/plwp2/message/19184 ... Extension is into, but those guys are the intelegencia that look farther away than I do, sometimes foolishly. Blair said nothing except that Blaylock was