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I missed making a post yesterday--I was just out of it by the end of the day.

I went to the PD support group session yesterday morning. There were about 20 people in attendance--where usually there are only about 6 of us.  Most were first timers to this group. There was a lot of information communicated in the session. The facilitator, Y, spoke about her husband's death--he passed away since our previous meeting. I'm sure it was both a relief and a sadness for her.

The new people had a lot to share concerning what they are dealing with as the illness unfolds for them. One young couple has the challenge of the man having PD and the woman having MS. How do they cope? I know that everything shared in the session left me feeling wobbly and out of sync. I come away from the meetings not feeling hopeful but more certain of my ultimate fate.

Over the last few days, I had several dreams. In one, I was giving advice to a technology group. They were building a prototype of some new device. I suggested that they should be building a 2nd prototype based on what they were learning from and doing with  the first unit. They had all of their eggs in one basket without a backup project in case the first unit didn't work out. They agreed that I was correct--and that to do so would require additional funding.

In another dream, I was escorting a child to some destination. We were walking along a high mountain trail and I was talking with the child. Part of this dream took place as I was out of bed walking to the bathroom. I heard myself speaking aloud.

I sent off a stool sample that I collected using the kit given to me by the laboratory where I spent 3 hours on Friday. I got a message from the GI people alerting me that my colonoscopy procedure has been rescheduled for the end of April. This process with them has taken forever!

I was logy and blurry in today's dance class. I ate a hearty breakfast and came back and napped. I didn't feel like getting up as the time for the class arrived. I finally did start making my way to the class--I stopped and had a latte which didn't seem to alter my alertness all that much. The instructor was somewhat out of it (like she was last week) and the class wasn't that focused and productive.