Retirement?? WHAT retirement???

[warchild]

I just got the word last week that i have Parkinsons disease.. Now, one of the more interesting side effects of it is dementia and i cant tell you how thrilled i'm not at knowing that.. BUT, there is a way to fight it and that is by staying busy and using that thing between my ears we all call a brain.. So, it looks like i wont be retiring after all.. I'm going back to work.. That means I'll be open to doing more flight models.. Just please understand i can only do so many at one time..
Always
Pam

[Daveroo]

wow...sorry to hear of the parkinsons....i wish you the best

[Sid2008]

Take care of yourself

[fox18delta]

Take care of yourself and I wish you all the best.
Thank you again for the Warthog flight model. Looking forward to more of your work.
paul

[Cag40Navy]

Wow.... wow...... Well Pam, good luck and be careful!

[N2056]

I'll have to keep coming up with things for you to think about on the P-61 :icon_lol:
Seriously, even though we talk to each other regularly know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself.

[skyblazer3]

Sorry to hear of this -- I know you will preserver and continue to do amazing work.

All of your FDEs make those of us in the hobby very happy. I am still tweaking and implementing the wonderful lesson you taught me, and I can't thank you enough for your time and generosity.

Best of Luck,

Chris

[Stickshaker]

I wish you all the best, Pam, and I hope you will continue to sample from the good things of life.

[Pips]

Really very sorry to hear such rotten news Pam. Hopefully it's at a very early stage of development - that'll give us years yet of your company. :)

One thing to keep in mind with Parkinsons is that stress can agravate it. So by all means keep active, but you will need to learn to stay relaxed. Yoga is something to consider. :)

[AndyG43]

Ouch!! That's a bummer, sorry to hear that Pam. But you're right, keeping busy is the best therapy, look at Michael J Fox, who has been fighting this thing for over 20 years now, and refusing to let it beat him - just shout if we can assist in any way.

[LouP]

Hi Pam,

Good luck. I don't know you outside of this community but from I've picked up from your post you seem like the type that just may stay as healthy as possible by keeping busy. Gob bless (and I am not religous).


LouP :wavey:

[BillgjCook]

Thats a bummer to here, keeping busy is the best thing of all wish you the best.

Bill

[Walter]

Aww man! I'm sorry. Thank you for your contribution to the FSX community, and you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I wish you the best of luck.

Walter

[joanvalley]

Oh God Pam. Now I wish you would go back into retirement without that nasty ailment. I'm so sorry and I'm sending you all my good vibes. God bless Pam!

Jose.

[jankees]

awww, that's too bad! All the best, Pam! Let's see if we can keep you busy then!

[warchild]

You guys are all very wonderful,thank you... and Jankees, that sounds like a plan to me :) :) ....

[Cleartheprop]

Hello Pam,
I dont know you much but I am truly sorry to hear that. Hope you keep yourself relax and very busy as long as possible. I wish you the best.
JPhilippe

[dharris]

Let me just say that I have really enjoyed your work and wit! I still think you should go back to your old avatar it reminds me about why the blood still flows in these old veins!
Please know that you will stay in our hearts and minds, and if it is suggestions you need wellllllll..... don't get me started! Best of luck to you in the future. Don

[warchild]

Actually, I remember vietnam all too well at times, and not to be argumentative or anything but my current avatar pretty much shows exactly what everyone was fighting for over there.. To get back home, have a good beer somewhere where you werent dodging b-b's or mortars ( or flies or gnats or rainwater up to your waist, or crotch rot, or so many other things ) and be with that someone special. No soldier ever wanted to be in any war, once they were there.. There's no glory, theres no honor, theres only killing and death.. We all for thousands of years, have fought for only one reason, and that was to stay alive long enough to go home.. Screw the altruisms, War is too personal for that. We fought for ourselves, and each other, not the government.. and thats the truth of it no matter which war nor how far back in history you go..
Check out a book titled "Achilles in Vietnam". Its not a novel, and its extremely good.. The author pretty much puts it on the line..
These planes we build. They did a job yes, but they helped us stay alive as well.. To me, thats what made them great..

[delta_lima]

Hello Pam,

Bummer as the new is, I'm assuming you got the diagnosis early - I understand a lot of the success in treatment is a function of how early things get detected.

Regardless, there are lots of interesting ideas out there in our hobby - of course, as has been expressed in other threads - nothing more important than that you feel your work is being appreciated, and balanced amongst the other stuff in life.

Looking forward to what unfolds - keep us posted!:guinness:

dl

ps - will be doing some off-road motorcycle riding in your neck of the woods later this summer ...

[roger-wilco-66]

Hey Pam,

I feel sorry to read of your diagnosis - but a lot can be done these days to cope with this, with the right drugs on the `chemical' side, and besides that you seem to have a healthy attitude :-)

I wish you all the best and look forward to the magic you are doing to the FSX aircraft!

Greetings from the East Coast of Corsica,
Mark

[CodyValkyrie]

Chin up, and good outlook. If there is any way I can help, let me know.

Always your fan,
-Cody

[sblzei]

Warchild,
my wife was diagnosed Parkinson's disease in 2005, just after she retired from being a schoolteacher. A special brain exam conducted with radioactive material, confirmed the doctor's diagnosis.
As of today she can still write, drive, play piano, and do whatever is needed around her person and around the house. The major problems are an arm tremor, slow movements, and leg pain, but she can live with them.
There are several forms and intensities of this illness, but according to more than one specialists we have seen so far, dementia is NOT associated with Parkinson's.

I wish your form is slow-proceeding and I like to assure you that your intelligence will not necessarily fade off.

Very very good luck,

Ezio

[Cazzie]

Actually, I remember vietnam all too well at times, and not to be argumentative or anything but my current avatar pretty much shows exactly what everyone was fighting for over there.. To get back home, have a good beer somewhere where you werent dodging b-b's or mortars ( or flies or gnats or rainwater up to your waist, or crotch rot, or so many other things ) and be with that someone special. No soldier ever wanted to be in any war, once they were there.. There's no glory, theres no honor, theres only killing and death.. We all for thousands of years, have fought for only one reason, and that was to stay alive long enough to go home.. Screw the altruisms, War is too personal for that. We fought for ourselves, and each other, not the government.. and thats the truth of it no matter which war nor how far back in history you go..
Check out a book titled "Achilles in Vietnam". Its not a novel, and its extremely good.. The author pretty much puts it on the line..
These planes we build. They did a job yes, but they helped us stay alive as well.. To me, thats what made them great..

:salute: Big o' lump in throat, ya unnerstand.

Sorry on the diagnosis too Pam, bummer. My wife is a pharmacist and there are much better meds for the disease now, that plus staying busy. Same with Alzheimer's, meds are there if diagnosed early and one "has" to use those neurons in the noggin'.

Hope all can be kept in check mate, prayer out for ya.

Caz

[Murray Cod]

sorry to hear about your diagnosis. For what it is worth, I'll send positive thoughts your way on a regular basis.

best regards
MC