Jessie Jackson has Parkinsons?

[CatWoman]

did I hear that right?

[hlthe2b]

1. yes... seems it is advancing unfortunately

diagnosed last November.

[CatWoman]

2. damn

all of my childhood heroes are going down

[Blue_true]

16. I thought that it was a couple years ago. Guess I am wrong. nt

[ksoze]

3. Diagnosed a year ago

[MineralMan]

4. There are many elders appearing at that event.

Many of them suffer the debilitating illnesses of age. Another generation, mine, is beginning to fade, just as its parents' generation has faded almost to invisibility.

Time continues to advance.

[CatWoman]

5. That's so profound, MM

[redstatebluegirl]

6. Yep, the older you get the more you understand this.

[MineralMan]

8. That's because you begin to have the same stuff.

I'm well, really, for 73. I see the doctor once a year, who gives me a year's prescription for the blood pressure pills I take. They work great. Still, I scrubbed the bathroom floor and bathtub today, on my knees with a scrub brush and cleaning solution. I waited too long, so it was hard work. When I was done, I felt done. My knees creaked, my hips ached, and I was somewhat out of breath.

There's nothing wrong with me, in particular, but my endurance is noticeably shorter, I'm not quite as strong as I remember being, and working hard physically tires me out much more than it used to.

I can feel it creeping up on me, my age. I see others my age who are in worse shape, by far. At least a dozen members of my graduating class of 100 have died, and others have grave illnesses. Borrowed time is what I have. My genes are good. I know that, since both my parents are still alive at 94 years of age. They can do almost nothing now, though. They're still moving and taking nourishment, but they are shells of what they were.

Soon enough, I will be like them. I'll keep on with as much energy as I can muster, but the die is cast.

[redstatebluegirl]

9. I am 63, we did a ton of work on our house the past few months.

I woke up one day and could hardly get out of bed. I have high blood pressure as well, a bad back (fusion), and bad eyes. I just feel like I am making my way back to dust . I am grateful to still be here, many of my relatives died young including my mom.

[MineralMan]

12. We do what we can.

Sometimes we try to do more. Then we learn not to do that again.

[HipChick]

10. My father can no longer do repairs around the house..

He used to be an electrical engineer..its hard to watch...both my parents are in their late 80's...I am watching them fade, it's hard to watch..

[MineralMan]

11. Yes. It's hard.

Scary, too.

[SkyDancer]

7. :( That sucks!

[Cousin Dupree]

13. Looks like Susan Collins does too. Lots of tremors today.

[VOX]

14. Linda Ronstadt is also dealing with Parkinson's.

She's talked about her inspiration by Michael J. Fox's attitude toward the disease.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/linda-ronstadt-determined-to-have-a-life-with-parkinsons/