Thanks for sharing your story and the info about Pedaling for PD, David. I'm not sure what kind of computer you're using, but some now have a talk to text function that can be enabled if that would make things simpler for you? I for one would be happy to help list things for you if after trying it gets to be too bothersome.
be well! - Drew On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 5:33:33 PM UTC-4 dalin...@gmail.com wrote: > Thank you all. You may find it interesting that forced exercise such as > cycling is being studied as a way to slow the progression of PD.. Dr Jay > Albert at the Cleveland Clinic has the Pedaling for PD program. He started > putting the patients on a tandem and had the captain push the stoker > patient harder than they would normally do on their own. NOw he is using > gear driven bikes .How hard you need to ride remains to.be seen. > > At least it is something worth trying. > > I have several bikes that this group might find of. interest. I'll post > them over the next few days. It may take me awhile. I am finding that > typing is difficult and very frustrating due to my PD. > > Thanks again. > > > > > > > On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 5:13:49 AM UTC-7 jrst...@gmail.com wrote: > >> David, sorry to hear about your situation. I hope you can continue to >> ride for longer than you think you will but understand your concerns as I >> have seen friends with Parkinson’s and how each person seems to have >> different challenges. >> >> Good luck with your sale, try to keep one for as long as you can. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Joel >> >> On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 8:47:47 PM UTC-4 dalin...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> My primary reason for requesting membership to this group is that I must >>> begin selling all six of my bikes and related bicycle gear. Let me explain, >>> please. >>> I was a member of the original Bridgestone Owner's Group, I think #912 >>> ???. I joined the RBW group early on, but eventually dropped active >>> participation because I could not keep up with the number of e-mails >>> involved. >>> >>> I am now a retired, 87 year old, VA physician, living in north central >>> Arizona. I primarily was a road rider, (non racer, ) with some off road >>> riding in the national forest which lies out my front door. I stopped >>> riding outdoors when we were shut down by the Covid pandemic. >>> I could not risk an injury requiring a hospital ER visit or >>> hospitalization, and leaving my wife to fend for herself. Thus, I have only >>> been riding indoors on my Revmaster Pro stationary bike. >>> I have more recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, am on >>> medication,, but am plagued with extreme fatigue, which limits my rides to >>> about 30 minutes. PD is a progressive, incurable disease, thus my cycling >>> situation is not likely to change . >>> Therefore, I an going to try to sell my bikes and miscellaneous gear and >>> equipment. >>> >>> :I/,m >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f3826994-cb5c-4489-8b40-8bc0c8972396n%40googlegroups.com.
