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Dave, In response to your question to Alan re: blue filters to calm his dyskinesia and asthma I will jump in and add my two bits. I am 50 year old woman with PD. My greatest problem with my PD used to occur when trying to walk (or breathe) in bright afternoon sunlight. I tried the blue filters and now have a pair of my prescription glasses tinted blue.......I have dramatic improvement in my movement while wearing blue glasses. (Might add that I tried this after having had lunch with Alan and Tom Reiss). I have a dramatic reduction in my rigidity, and fine motor skills when wearing the blue glasses.
Do not know what is causing the change in movement. I have discussed this with several neurologists as of yet we have no answers.
Try dark blue plastic or cellophane covering your eyes. See if you have any change in movement.
I will also add that I experience very negative changes in my pd with other colors of filters. Do not try using these filters the first time when you are by yourself, just as a precaution.
RWeeks@AOL.com rita weeks =========================================================================
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Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 23:07:02 -0500
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From: "H. M. Laswi" <WowDude@AOL.COM>
Subject: Blue Glasses Do Work
Hi,
I purchased a pair of Blue Glasses for my father who is a PD patient. I did this based on the rumors I read about Blue Lens glasses can reduce the severity of muscle stiffness during an OFF state.
The first reaction that my father had when he wore these glasses was better ability to open his eyes. He usually had a hard time openning his eyes during an OFF state. This relaxed his eye lids thus allowing him to open up his eyes. The shades slihgtly reduced the stiffness of his muscles.
Try them, they do work. =========================================================================
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From: Jeffrey Romanyshyn <jeffrey@RAIN.ORG>
Subject: blue glasses
greetings all.
i had the fortunate experience of trying a pair of blue glasses several months ago. my father was an observer and he was amazed at how much better i walked, without any dyskinesia or twitching.
i am 27, so i am eager to try any possbilities that assist me in my daily life. i have been unable to purchase a pair of these blue glasses. i echo tamara hicks syron's posting and ask if anyone knows where to buy these glasses. perhaps h. m. laswi, who posted a message on 1/9 saying he bought a pair, can enlighten us?
thanks all.
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*the real adventure is putting on your socks*
the real adventure is putting on your socks, it's difficult to do early in the morning. your eyes, they don't focus. your fingers, they don't pinch. your toes, they don't wiggle. i sometimes sleep in my socks, i'm not always in the mood for adventure.
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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 07:28:51 -0500
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From: Rweeks@AOL.COM
Subject: blue glasses
Hi. In response to the questions regarding where to get blue glasses: 1. Tom Reiss I believe first started with small pieces of bright blue plastic from TAP plastics or one of the local suppliers. 2. I tried cellophane: First "report covers" and then "overhead projector transparencies"....check in your office supply stores. If you wear glasses anyway, just cut a piece to fit behind your glasses to see if you have any improvement in movement. 3. I next moved on to Bright Blue camera filters.....looking for something more durable than cellophane.....again plopping these behind my regular prescription glasses. 4. My next stop was to buy "blue glasses" from a street vendor in Amsterdam (by the way, he was wearing purple glasses at the time!). My daughter (the juvenile probation officer) tells me that these blue glasses are the ones regularly worn by cocaine users...................check with your local drug supplier for accessory purchases I guess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5. Finally, I went to the optician and got a dark blue tint on my prescription lens................I had tried to wait to get help, direction from neurologists, deciding that that would not be easily forthcoming I made the best of a good situation on my own. Later today I will put detailed information about the blue coloring from the optician............a couple of others have now gone to tinted corrective lens and maybe they will add their info.
My one complaint is that my bright blue lens produce better improvement in movement than the prescription tint......which is a cosmetically better color....less color distortion in real life..........a dark sunglasses tint. If I had 90% improvement with the bright blue lens/cellophane/camera filters then I am probably at a 70-75% improvement with the standard tint (there is too much grey in this tint, but I need my prescription lens and the cost of custom tinting is a couple of hundred dollars.)
Alan Bonander reports that his improvement with dyskinesia with the blue glasses is probably an improvement dealing with dyskinesia brought on by over medication.
I do not suffer from dyskinesia from overmedication (or dyskinesia for that matter at all). My problem is more lack of movement or impaired movement..........I have exactly the same response to the blue glasses whether I am on or off on my mediations. Some mornings when I could not raise my arms to begin to dress myself, my husband will slip on my blue glasses and I am off and moving for the day in an instant.........take off the glasses and I am back to an immobile mannequin.
Rita =========================================================================
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:24:12 -0500
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From: "Samuel KalksteinAbakalk@aol.com" <ABAKALK@AOL.COM>
Subject: blue glasses
My doctor would like to compile data from PD people with actual experience in the use of blue glasses re parkinsn. Please respond with a brief opinion.to abakalk@aol.com.
Thanks,
Sam Kalkstein =========================================================================
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From: MR ROBERT A MARTONE <VRGS59A@PRODIGY.COM>
Subject: Blue Glasses and Dyskenisia
My wife Nancy went to her optometrist last week and had a pair of glasses tinted blue. This was done after experimenting with a felt tipped blue marker pen on a pair of her older glasses. The experiment did seem to provide relief from the drug induced dyskenisia that she suffers from taking Sinemet for 14 years.
Seeing benefit, she took the postings from this list server and presented them to her optometrist for comment. The optometrist had not heard about this particular use for drug induced (Sinemet) dyskenisia but had an experience with a dyslexic child that she prescribed green glasses for and knew that some benefit had been derived. After very brief consultation she tinted a pair of Nancy s glasses in accordance with the theory expressed by Tom Reiss posting. She tinted the glasses so the peripheral vision received a darker blue than the central vision but cosmetically the tinting looks uniform and quite normal.
After three days of use it is clear (but tinted) that these glasses are generating measurable benefits. The dyskenetic lateral movement of her head and the twisting of her upper torso has been reduced in frequency and in magnitude. Head movement while eating has been a major source of frustration as well as embarrassment. This movement often would span 6 inches to 12 inches and with a frequency of approximately one per second. During the three nights we have had dinner together those movements have been reduced to maybe three inches and to 1 per five second interval. Tonight at dinner there was no dyskenisia at all. This was after wearing the blue glasses virtually all day outside on a bright and sunny 65 degree Fahrenheit day.
We both are truly impressed and Nancy will provide feedback over the next several weeks to let you all know how she is doing. Hopefully this is not a placebo effect.
Many thanks Tom Reiss for your observations ________________________________________________________________ Bob Martone VRGS59A@PRODIGY.COM ________________________________________________________________ =========================================================================
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 05:06:58 -0500
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From: Matthew Beckwith <matthew.beckwith@UTMB.EDU>
Subject: Blue Glasses
Dear Don,
Well, you've got me with that one. None of my reference books
mentions blue glasses, or light therapy, for Parkinson's. I'll ask around
at the medical center and let you know what I find out.
Regards,
Matt
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Dr (or soon to be?...) Beckwith,
Since you asked, I'll oblige, I can always use free medical advice. :)
I'm fairly new on the list and my father has been recently diagnosed with PD. Following the notes on this list over the last few weeks, I have noticed references to "BLUE GLASSES" and even light in general as having some effect on PD.
Would you be so kind as to expound on what "BLUE GLASSES" can (or can't) do for PD and the relationship of light with PD.
Thank-you,
Don Biggs
On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, Matthew Beckwith wrote:
> Hello, Everybody! > > I'm a medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, > Texas, USA. I've joined this list in order to learn more about Parkinson's > so that I can better serve my future patients. In 4 months I'll be starting > my residency in Family Practice. > > Please let me know if you would like me to look up the answers to any > questions about Parkinsonism. I don't have the answers in my head, but by > looking them up for those who are curious I can learn as well as serve. > In April I'll be doing a rotation in Neurology, so will be working with > the experts on a daily basis. At that time, I'd be happy to relay any > questions any of you have. > > Also, if there's anything you feel that as a future family practitioner I > should know about the treatment of Parkinson's, please let me know. > > Thanks! > Matt Beckwith > > > > ============================================================================== = > Matthew.Beckwith@utmb.edu University of Texas Medical Branch, Galvesto n > ============================================================================== = >
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 15:25:05 -0500
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From: "H. M. Laswi" <WowDude@AOL.COM>
Subject: BLUE GLASSES
Try wrapping blue celophane around your lenses. That's an easy way to see if it works for you. =========================================================================
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Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 16:13:38 -0400
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From: Bonander@AOL.COM
Subject: Blue Glasses
Dear Members,
Many have wondered about the benefits of "Blue Glasses". Can just wearing a pair of "Blue Glasses" help those with Parkinson's disease? If I were to tell you that twice I have had both an asthma and a dyskinesia attack. Both times I was ready to call 911 when I put on a pair of "Blue Glasses" and within 5 to 10 seconds both the dyskinesia and the asthma were gone. Rita Weeks has written about the man who had difficulty walking along with other PD symptom problems. He tried a strip of blue cellophane to cover his eyes and he walked almost normal without help. Rita wears blue glasses as a rule otherwise she would be severely restricted. I recently received the following letter:
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Alan Bonander 506 Riviera Place San Ramon, CA 94583
Re: Clinical Testing of Blue Glasses And Other Ideas Developed By Tom Riess
Dear Alan,
Over the past four years, my brother Tom has been investigating and attempting to develop practical devices to assist those afflicted with Parkinson's disease in walking more normally. You may have heard of his use of modified "Blue Glasses" and other more esoteric devices which appear to be quite promising.
The Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, CA has agreed to conduct clinical trials of the Blue Glasses and other devices to determine whether the beneficial effect of these devices can be scientifically verified and to investigate further the physiologic basis for the phenomenon. Unfortunately, research funding is in scare supply. We are attempting to generate research funds on a "grassroots" basis by requesting contributions from individuals of $100. These funds are being donated directly to The Parkinson's Institute as restricted gifts, that is, gifts to be used for the specific purpose of investigating Tom's ideas. All contributions are tax deductible.
In appreciation for these donations, we are sending contributors a pair of the Blue Glasses similar to those which will be used in the clinical trials. I have enclosed a convenient form and stamped envelop which can be used to make this donation. Thank you for your generous assistance.
Very truly yours,
Steven Riess
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Anyone interested in this grassroots effort to raise funds for this research should send the donation with the following note attached:
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Carole Cassidy Development Director The Parkinson's Institute 1170 Morse Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1605
Re: Clinical testing of "Blue Glasses" and other ideas developed by Tom Riess
Dear Ms. Cassidy:
I understand that The Parkinson's Institute will soon begin clinical testing of the "Blue Glasses" and other devices developed by Tom Riess to aid those afflicted with Parkinson's disease. I would like to directly support your research efforts by making a restricted gift in the amount of ________ to be used solely for research efforts of the "Blue Glasses" and other ideas developed by Tom Riess. I understand that this gift is a tax deductible contribution to a charitable organization. Thank you for your efforts.
Sincerely,
<Your name and address>
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This should be sent to Carole Cassidy at The Parkinson's Institute address given above. For all donations of $100 or more, a pair of the "Blue Glasses" as used for the research will be sent to you. So please include your address.
This is very exciting. Finally Tom will get some of the credit he so richly deserves. Many of you have seen Tom on TV in the PBS program or other programs. The blue glasses allowed Tom to downhill ski this past winter. This is something he has not done in over seven years. Tom will be speaking to the Young Support Group in Walcut Creek on July 15th. Those interested in attending should contact me (Alan Bonander 510-828-9599) for more information.
I hope you will feel generous this 4th of July and send your restricted use donation to The Parkinson's Institute.
Regards, Alan Bonander (Bonander@aol.com) =========================================================================
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From: Cindy Stringer <cindy.stringer@TRINITY.ORG>
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Subject: Blue Glasses
I subscribed to Parkinsn a couple of weeks ago seeking info of help to a
friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with PD. The quality of the
info is great and very helpful to her. (I wish I could find a
comparable source on Menieres which one of my grown daughters has. If
anyone knows such a group, pls let me know.
Re: Blue Glasses. This may not be pertinent, but, after reading
about blue glasses, I thought I'd mention it. Last week I had my
regularly scheduled eye-exam. When I returned to my office after an
extra hour, the effects of dialation were still obvious. When I sat
down in front of my computer, the white background of the color
display was a mess - visual static, whorls, etc. signifying to me that
the dialation was still a factor. I stopped by my friend's desk and
glanced at the screen of her computer (newer than mine) in passing. The
background color was blue. Not a flicker. No visual static at all.
Puzzled, I went to an adjacent computer. The background color up
on the screen was white. Visual static. I sat down at that computer
and, squinting against the glare and the 'pulsating' visual static, I
went into the software and changed the background color to blue. No
static. Nothing. Just a normal, steady background. Blue, no visual
disturbances. White, yes.
What this means, if anything, I don't know. But it seemed worth
mentioning.
Thanks to all those contributing here. Many, many people are being
helped. Take care.
Cindy Stringer (cindy.stringer@trinity.org)
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From: Drew Cunningham <centurion@VALLEY.NET>
Subject: Blue Glasses
Hello:
I've recently tried getting a pair of glasses tinted blue for my father who has PD, but I'm unsure as to what the % of tint should be.
Any data out there?
Thanks,
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Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 07:42:03 -0400
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From: Rweeks@AOL.COM
Subject: blue glasses
Re: Blue glasses. The tint that I find most helpful is a bright blue (the blue tone as it appears in the American flag.) but this is difficult to find in lens in the US ....I purchased two pair from a street vendor in Amsterdam last summer!!!!
My prescription lens (blue) which I now wear about 90% of the time when I am out of the house, is the darkest blue tint that you can wear and still drive safely at night (check with your optician regarding the appropriate tint from the various manufacturers), For me, this tint is about 85% as effective in improvement in movement as the bright blue. . .but I need the prescription lens in order to see where I am going.
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From: Bonander@AOL.COM
Subject: Blue Glasses
I have been asked by The Parkinson's Institute to tell you they do not have "Blue Glasses" for sale or free or what ever. The post I put out said that if you contributed $100.00 or more to the special project on Tom Riess' work at the Institute, Tom would send you a token gift of a pair of Blue Glasses. Tom is on this list server. His email address is 74244.1521@CompuServe.com.
Regards, Alan Bonander Bonander@AOL.COM =========================================================================
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From: Dan Fagin <IUNo1@AOL.COM>
Subject: Blue Glasses
I have been on this list for months now, as my father has PD. Over the past several months there has been a lot of discussion of Blue Glasses and there effects on PD sufferers. I have verbally passed this information on to my father several times, but since his doctor has never mentioned it, and I haven't given him anything in writing, he thinks I am nuts. Therefore....
Could someone please provide me with any concise information on "Blue Glasses" that I can take to my father. Things like how to go about getting them, the darkness of the tint, the desired effect on the individual, and any other info I can use to persuade him to at least look into it.
Thanks in advance.
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From: Rweeks@AOL.COM
Subject: blue glasses
I have tried blue light bulbs with positive effect Also have negative response (more movement) with yellow or pink bulbs. I cannot walk in bright sunlight. I was one of the first to have success with Tom R and the blue glasses. I wear them 80% of the time....never leave home without them. Become dyskinetic in candle light....as little as a votive candle on a table. I have talked with several neurologists (and demonstrated) the effect of the blue glasses and the response has been less than one would expect from an open minded individual. Following is my response from my last discussion with same:
To Neuro's I have Known I once danced with my shadow as I wandered down the lane But youth is short, the shadow long and my dance is not the same. The shadow still protects me, within its lines I move (Though I've walked across the plaza to the entrance of the Louvre!) I tried to tell the wise men about the vision that I saw. I said "Please, sirs, will you listen?" You shook your heads and mumbled "nah". "Humor the little lady, she wants attention don't you see?" "What next?" I asked. You noted on my chart, "Mutually Preferred, the standard fee."
"Learn to live with all your symptoms for we know not what them mean. Our science will not back you up, do not shake when you see green. Don't pucker in the yellow light, breathe deep when you see pink. It is the role of imagination, your subconscious it can think! We have no time to help you....we are busy can't you see. We have patients who are really sick. You only have PD."
I once danced with my shadow as I wandered down the lane. Youth is short, the shadow long and my dance is not the same. The shadow still protects me, if I stay behind the line. When you ask "How are you doing?" I will smile and say "just fine." I wanted to be free at last, to share my thoughts if you would listen. Twas not to be. Twas not the time.
"Is that a tear that I see glisten?" "Learn to live with all your symptoms for we know not what they mean. Our science will not back you up. Do not shake when you see green. Do not talk about your aches and pains for we know not what to do. Take you pills and don't be fussing....Can you walk without the blue?"
I once danced with my shadow as I wandered down the lane. Youth is short, the shadow long and my dance is not the same. The shadow is my world now, it is where I function best. Safe haven from your labels and from psychiatric tests. This isn't where I want to be, but where else can I turn. Ambiguity is not an answer...that's the lesson I did learn.
Science may still hold the secret but I will not ask again. I will not burden with my questions. I will delete "what might have been". Youth is gone. Shadows deepen. Hope has been replaced by pain. And I must dance within my shadow as I wander down the lane. Rita Weeks June 1995 =========================================================================
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From: Virginia & David Herd <stormee@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: BLUE GLASSES TECH INFO
I have been an Optician for 14 years. My dad was Diagnosed with Parkinson's about a year ago. After seeing all the info on Blue Glasses here, I decided to make up a pair for my Dad. So here's the technical info your optician must use exactly or the tint won't be the correct shade or intensity.
TINT -- BPI BLUE (2 bottles to 1 quart of water.
Must be freshly mixed!!! Tint even
2 days old will not give the appropriate
results!!)
LENSES-- CR39 PLASTIC (These are standard plastic lenses.
You cannot use those light weight
lenses -Hi Index or Polycarbonate
for this tint! They will not tint
properly.)
TIMING--2 HOURS (It will take right at 2 hours in the tint
solution for these to be dark enough to be
effective.) ***They will be DARK***
INTENSITY--50 % LIGHT TRANSMISSION (These would be classified
as sunglasses in the optical industry.
These degree of tint **#3 Blue** is
dark and may be too dark for individuals
with cataracts. Hopefully your optician
will be willing to work with you in
acheiving the intensity you need.)
The color that these will turn out to be will be quite shocking to look at to the average person. But once you put them on they are so soothing that you will wonder how you ever got by without them. If you want to see about what the color should be before you commit to this here's how:
1. Go to your PAINTBRUSH program in Windows (this assumes you
have Windows).
2. Now down along the bottom you will see the color pallete default
for PAINTBRUSH.
3. The color of blue on the top row is the shade you are looking for.
4. If you have a color printer and it is configured correctly you can
print off an example to take with you to the optical shop.
a. click on the color
b. click on the tool bar, right side, the filled square. Now
place your cursor in the center of your screen click and hold
your left mouse button and drag it across and down about 2
inches,
now release the left button. You should instantly have a square
2 x 2 filled with the appropriate blue color.
c. Select print from the FILE menu (and if your printer is
configured
to print SCREEN MATCHED COLORS) you should have a good example
of
the color you need.
If none of this works you can send me a self addressed envelope, with
*2*
first class stamps on it and I will send you a tint chip to take to
your
optician.
TINT CHIP
P.O. BOX 45994
TAFB, OK 73145
You must not vary from this specific color or the glasses will not work.
Good luck!!
Virginia ABO#12343
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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 1995 18:08:41 -0700
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Subject: Blue Glasses Tech Info
I've had numerous requests to repost this info so here it is again:
From: stormee@ix.netcom.com (Virginia Herd ) Subject: BLUE GLASSES TECH INFO
I have been an Optician for 14 years. My dad was Diagnosed with Parkinson's about a year ago. After seeing all the info on Blue Glasses here, I decided to make up a pair for my Dad. Sohere's the technical info your optician must use exactly or the tint won't be the correct shade or intensity.
TINT -- BLUE BPI (BRAIN POWER, INC.) (2 bottles to 1 quart of water.
Must be freshly mixed!!
Tint even 2 days old won't give
the appropriate results!)
LENSES-- CR39 PLASTIC (These are standard plastic
lenses. You cannot use
those light weight lenses -Hi
Index or Polycarbonate
for this tint! They will not
tint properly.)
TIMING--2 HOURS (It will take right at 2 hours
in the tint solution for these
to be dark enough to be
effective.) ***They will be
DARK***
INTENSITY--50 % LIGHT TRANSMISSION (These would be classified as
sunglasses in the optical industry.
These degree of tint **#3 Blue** is
dark and may be too dark for
individuals who drive at night or
with cataracts. If you are still
driving at night you may want to
either lighten the tint to 60%
light transmission or have a second
set tinted to an 80% light
transmission, for wearing only at
night.
WARNING - Your degree of relief
during the daytime will be
compromised if you lighten the
tint. Most PD patients have the
highest degree of difficulty during
the day. Hopefully your optician
will be willing to work with you in
acheiving the intensity you need.)
The color that these will turn out to be will be quite shocking to look at to the average person. But once you put them on they are so soothing that you will wonder how you ever got by without them.
You must not vary from this specific color or the glasses will not work.
A WORD ABOUT COST This is NOT an expensive service to perform!! You should not be charged more than $20 for the addition of this tint to your existing glasses. If you have an EXTRA pair of glasses or a pair that is an old prescription but still close enough to your current eyeglasses; you might want to have that pair done first and verify just the intensity you need.
Good luck!!
Should you or your optician need further info please do not hesitate to contact me by E-MAIL. I check my e-mail several times a day, but don't always read my Parkinson's Digest everyday. So the quickest way to get a response is e-mail.
stormee@ix.netcom.com
Virginia ABO#12343
P.S. If you send me a self addressed envelope, with *2* first class stamps on it and I will send you a tint chip to take to your optician.
TINT CHIP
P.O. BOX 45994
TAFB, OK 73145
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From: Betti Adams <p011962b@PBFREENET.SEFLIN.LIB.FL.US>
Subject: Blue Glasses
A message from my mother (Dad's caregiver, he's 78, diag. 6 yrs). After reading the posts on blue glasses, especially the kind optician's description and sending for the color tint chip, Mom had a pair of these glasses made for Dad. With his prescription included, they cost about $40.
She wanted everyone to know that they really do seem to help him. He's not very mobile (walks with a walker and usually needs help to get up and down) but the glasses seem to make him feel more comfortable in some way.
I think you'd agree it's worth the price and a little bit of work to get them.
Thanks from Dad, Mom and Me.
Betti Adams p011962b@pbfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us =========================================================================
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