Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Understanding and coping with tremors - International Herald Tribune
... For Shari Finsilver, who never even told her parents about the hand tremors that began at age 11, the surgery she underwent in her 50s, called deep brain stimulation, was "a life-altering experience, like someone awakened from a lifetime coma."
As she wrote in Wisniewski's book, "I immediately began doing all the things I had not been able to do for 40 years: write by hand, use a camera, cut with scissors, make change at the cash register, sign checks and credit card receipts, enroll in a public speaking course, dance with men other than my husband and son — all the things most people take for granted.
"But best of all, I was able to walk down the aisle at my children's weddings, and cradle my grandchildren in my arms with steady hands." ...
... For Shari Finsilver, who never even told her parents about the hand tremors that began at age 11, the surgery she underwent in her 50s, called deep brain stimulation, was "a life-altering experience, like someone awakened from a lifetime coma."
As she wrote in Wisniewski's book, "I immediately began doing all the things I had not been able to do for 40 years: write by hand, use a camera, cut with scissors, make change at the cash register, sign checks and credit card receipts, enroll in a public speaking course, dance with men other than my husband and son — all the things most people take for granted.
"But best of all, I was able to walk down the aisle at my children's weddings, and cradle my grandchildren in my arms with steady hands." ...
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