For my daughter

[AutumnMist]

I had responded in a very short paragraph several days ago about what I was going through for both my

husband and I. I am not sure at this point that I can express the emotions that I feel or I go through. I

can only hope that the "fog" I feel will lift, and it has today. No sickness and no limitations.


I was 35 when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. It truly was the very last thing that I could imagine

coming out of my neurologists mouth. I sat there stunned, with a smile on my face because I couldn't erase

it. I wept when my five year old daughter was in the back seat in her car seat as we were coming home from

the doctors appt. There she was and here I was facing my life. I was her mother confronting something that

I never expected and couldn't understand. I have a vivid memory of me glancing up in the rear view mirror

when we were driving through downtown Columbus, Ohio. She smiled. And I thought to myself..we can do this.

All of us. My daughter and I were learning to walk life together again. We had to start life in a very

different way.


Giving birth, singing bedtime songs, cooking the one thing she always loved, that's what we did. She slept

with me for years when I breastfed. I will never forget the little soft sighs right before she went to

sleep with those soft baby smells on my chest and her patting me on the face and saying "Mama". There are

also boo-boos that need to be kissed...a heart that needed to be fulfilled. Lessons that needed to be

taught. Over time that light faded with my health. However the love nor lessons did not. The mornings that

she would come into our bedroom and ask if she could snuggle on the weekends with her wild hair and sleepy

smile. Life doesn't get much better. Seven year olds hog pillows and blankets, but they are great snuggle

buddies. :)

There is really never a day that passes that I am not her biggest fan. Those pictures that are drawn in the

mixed watercolors on paper? Well she is front and center on the fridge. She runs from the backyard all red

curls and freckles to show me the latest and greatest creation. Even when I am sick she will softly nudge

me and say " Hey Momma, look what I did". And even when I am sick I kiss her and we have a grand ceremony

for that little redheaded girl in our art gallery. We thought about charging for tickets but we still

haven't found her an agent. Have a good day DU. Was just thinking about my little one today.

Thank you!

[RB TexLa]

1. You have a great day as well!

:hug:

[grantcart]

2. Keep up the fight - we would love to buy some tickets - can you scan some pictures so we can see

this budding genius?

[lonestarnot]

3. Hang tough A.M.

:hug:

[MichiganVote]

4. Beautiful. Every child should be so blessed with a mother's love like yours.

[NightWatcher]

5. I hope you live in a state where you can take advantage of medical marijuana

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5461

Nearly Half Of Parkinson's Patients Who Try Pot Experience Therapeutic Relief, Study Says
Prague, Czech Republic: Nearly half of Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients who have tried marijuana have experienced therapeutic relief from it, according to the results of a survey presented this week at the Movement Disorders Society's Seventh International Congress of Parkinson's and Movement Disorders in Prague.

According to the study's findings, among those patients using marijuana, 46 percent said pot provided symptomatic relief. Forty five percent said that marijuana relieved symptoms of bradykinesia (slowness of movement), 38 percent said pot relieved muscle rigidity, and 31 percent reported that it relieved their tremors.


This is but one of dozens of stories about the benefits of marijuana for parkinson's sufferers. My grandmother did not get the benefit of a natural treatment.

[JerseygirlCT]

6. That was sweet!

And isn't it amazing what bed hogs those little ones can be?

I hope you continue to feel well.

[MadMaddie]

7. No, thank-you AutumnMist for sharing an intimate moment

with your DU friends!

Hugs to you and your family!:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

8. Yes. "We can do this."

:hug:

:grouphug:

[az chela]

9. Your daughter is very blessed to have such a wonderful mom

They are getting cures everyday for Parkinsons thru stem cell research.I hope with all my heart that cure comes very soon.
You are a very special person and thats why your daughter choose you

[fight4my3sons]

10. Thank you, Autumn Mist

:hug:

[bonito]

11. .

:hug:

[ClayZ]

12. What a beautiful writ!

Bravo!

K and R

[KitchenWitch]

13. Your family has all my love and prayers.

:hug:

Thanks for the heartfelt story.

[mmonk]

14. A wonderful post. Best wishes to you and of course, your daughter.

[Hekate]

15. AutumnMist, I have been thinking of your daughter, wondering how she'd doing. Thanks for sharing.

:hug:

Hekate

[Number23]

16. You have summed up so beautifully...

... the true definition of a mother's love. It is powerful, almost animal in its intensity. I never understood what gave women the strength to pick up cars and bust through walls for their children until I became a mother myself.

You and your daughter are very fortunate to have each other and to have such great love for one another.

[blondie58]

17. wow, Autumn Mist - this is beautiful

thank you for sharing with us. I am a big believer in enjoying the moment in front of you, having been diagnosed with MS nine years ago myself. Life is so full of speed bumps, isn't it? I sure hope that they find out more about your disease soon. It is just not right. Take care.

[AutumnMist]

18. Good Night Baby Girl

My beautiful Hannah Rose. We will read this in the morning. I am so proud of you that you can!

Mom