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Post by the Scribe on Dec 31, 2016 0:10:01 GMT -5
Frankly, I think Linda is probably happier than the rest of us put together. She has had a fairly charmed life and given a gift few ever get and she did a great job with it. Linda has several events planned for 2017 so she must feel well enough to have planned that far ahead. If anything Parkinson's has probably forced her to take better care of herself, to eat better, exercise and monitor her health. She looked great on the Sisters In Country BBC Documentary...better than I have seen her look in ages although when I saw her a few years ago in person she looked fantastic too. Not sure how she does it but I think she will be with us for awhile. People live a long time after diagnosis. If she can hold on there are new discoveries and treatments coming up in the not too distant future. The best thing we can all do is to take care of ourselves even if it is one day at a time and if that is too much than one hour at a time.
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Post by erik on Dec 31, 2016 0:13:56 GMT -5
I sympathize with your concerns, Mike.
Just from my own perspective, this has been perhaps the most catastrophic year I've ever seen for people in all the fields of arts and entertainment; the number of losses, and the sheer magnitude, is really quite horrific. And each time one of them leaves this life, it reminds us that, in the words of JFK, "we are all mortal." We know that we can't live forever, physically anyway; and that scares us. Every one of these passings reminds us of that. It probably impinges more on Linda now, not only because she's 70 and living with a disease that destroyed her voice and is now making it far more difficult for her to live any kind of life, but also because so many of the people she has known and worked with are no longer there. Certainly Glenn Frey's death just eighteen days into the year gave her pause. But she doesn't seem to dwell too much on it, certainly not in a morbid way, because she is now willing to admit she has had quite an enriching life, and just leave it at that.
I think I can safely say that we would wish all the best for her in whatever she is able to do with what she still has left. We also need to do the same, no matter what the circumstances, because Linda herself has done that for her entire life.
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Post by fabtastique on Dec 31, 2016 6:02:12 GMT -5
2016 has been fairly disastrous, the loss of many many great people, Brexit and Trump - plus my own personal issues . . . I am glad to see the end of it. I'm hoping that Linda is healthy and happy (and I hope that for all of us too) and maybe she can find one or two unearthed hidden tracks somewhere along the way to treat us with! I'm so happy we got the new Trio stuff this year  best wishes to you all on NYE x |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Dec 31, 2016 9:21:57 GMT -5
Thanks Fab. You too!!!!! A peaceful, happy, healthy segue into 2017 is wished to all. eddiejinnj
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Post by sliderocker on Dec 31, 2016 17:07:04 GMT -5
My biggest wish for Linda is that she lives for a long time and that she enjoys good health, all things considered. My worst fear is that she will live for a long time and that her health will worsen as she gets older. Don't forget that besides the Parkinson's, she's also dealing with diabetes, which is a killer in and of itself, and likely still dealing with the thyroid ailment Hashimoto's disease. I do not know if that disease could cause any significant problems but for someone like Linda, who is battling two major diseases, it's bad enough. I love her so much I want her to live as long as possible, but I wouldn't want her to be suffering at the same time. Linda may reach a stage much like Glen Campbell, where it's necessary to place her in an assisted living facility. Pray that doesn't happen. But, I have to wonder how many of us would want her to live a long time even if her quality of life made death more preferable? I don't expect a cure for Parkinson's to be found, nor for diabetes since the money is in managing, not curing. Ironically, it may have been Linda's diabetes that caused the Parkinson's. As a diabetic myself, one of the things I have learned is that diabetics are at a higher risk for developing Parkinson's, which sucks. I think it's related to the nerves, which was why I've wondered if Linda also suffers from diabetic neuropathy? And I worry about neuropathy because none of the meds I've taken for it have ever worked, and wondered if Linda was also taking meds for neuropathy and they didn't work.
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Post by Guest on Jan 1, 2017 12:30:44 GMT -5
Sorry im off topic but just had to say that Diabetes can be managed very successfully via diet. Please i urge you to read if you havent yet "Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution". He is in his 80's and been a diabetic type 1 since he was 12 years old. He says he is in better health condition than his non diabetic high school friends.
Happy New Years to everybody in this forum! I come here frequently since i also share a great admiration for Linda. I have learned a lot about her life and work through this forum and i appreciate each and everyone of you.
Xoxo
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 1, 2017 14:14:12 GMT -5
Sorry im off topic but just had to say that Diabetes can be managed very successfully via diet. Please i urge you to read if you havent yet "Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution". He is in his 80's and been a diabetic type 1 since he was 12 years old. He says he is in better health condition than his non diabetic high school friends. Happy New Years to everybody in this forum! I come here frequently since i also share a great admiration for Linda. I have learned a lot about her life and work through this forum and i appreciate each and everyone of you. Xoxo My diabetes is under control through medication, need to exercise more, but it's the diabetic neuropathy that is the problem. It has only gotten worse over the years despite trying an assortment of medications to keep it from getting worse. Nothing has worked for the neuropathy at all. It also makes it difficult to exercise. I suspected Linda may have had or has problems with neuropathy, especially if she went undiagnosed as being a diabetic for a long time. That was what happened to me. I didn't realize I was diabetic because nothing appeared to be wrong, just had a small pinprick of a pain in the middle of my left foot, which I kept thinking was something else like arthritis or that I had gotten something stuck in my foot that I couldn't see. It wasn't until I finally gave in and went to see the doctor and found out I was diabetic with a side order of neuropathy. (I keep a sense of humor about everything, although I sometimes misplace it.) With regards to Linda, since it appears she has lost weight and is losing weight, her diabetes is under control. I know it's also possible that if one can get their weight down to a reasonable level, the diabetes may disappear altogether. I'd like to get my weight down but I'm 6'4" and think I'd have to get my weight down to maybe 170-180 to make the diabetes go away. I was once down to 200 pounds and it was still there. My weight shot back up to 240-250 and that's where it is today. I love Linda and worry about her double whammy with diabetes and Parkinson's. Everyone focuses on the Parkinson's but the diabetes can cause fatal heart attacks, while the medication can cause a litany of problems, such as pancreatitis and cancer, and also including heart failure. It would be nice to have a cure and I pray for one, not for myself so much but for Linda (as well as a cure for Parkinson's) and all others having to deal with illness of any kind. Likewise, I wish everyone here a happy new year and have learned many things about Linda I did not know. They are a very knowledgeable group of people and if Linda is aware of the forum, she must be very proud to know so many care about her. I sometimes think she is aware but don't think she'd be the type to acknowledge her presence, as everyone would probably start asking her questions or wanting to chat with her, and she couldn't do that, not with the Parkinson's. I think she'd come here just for her own enjoyment and to be entertained by her fans. If she is here, she probably knows ronstadtfanaz and I are probably the closest to her on politics. I'd like to think I am the closest but Rob likely has that one hands down. Not by much though. |
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Post by Fogbound on Jan 1, 2017 17:31:26 GMT -5
Hello all, and Happy New Year.
I just want to add that I saw her in December for her "Peter and the Wolf" engagement.
She looked well and performed beautifully to a full house. (2700 +/-). I was able to watch her in rehearsal beforehand and there was never a glitch.
At the conclusion to her part of the program she walked slowly, unassisted to the wings, then modestly stepped out to acknowledge the standing ovation. Sweet.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 1, 2017 18:01:58 GMT -5
Hello all, and Happy New Year. I just want to add that I saw her in December for her "Peter and the Wolf" engagement. She looked well and performed beautifully to a full house. (2700 +/-). I was able to watch her in rehearsal beforehand and there was never a glitch. At the conclusion to her part of the program she walked slowly, unassisted to the wings, then modestly stepped out to acknowledge the standing ovation. Sweet.
Thank you for the assurance that Linda is doing well and the review of her engagement. Sounds like she knows her limits and is pacing herself to get the most out of each day.
On a personal note I have been trying to get diabetes for years to no avail. I am a chocoholic. When my triglycerides get too high I can tell because I feel awful and then I stop. I do know diabetes can be turned around with diet, especially Type 2 and adult onset diabetes. I have read on a couple of occasions that Linda said she has drastically changed her diet including eating very little meat. I have even heard claims by some with Parkinson's that they turned that around too. Diet, nutrition and even minimal exercise can do wonders.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2021 8:00:02 GMT -5
Any news on Linda?
From 2019's mini peak following TSOMV and Mockingbirds documentaries, Linda's "Live" album etc, she won a couple of minor awards in 2020 and had some remote chats , but nothing in 2021 much.
Having read (too much) about PSP, I am fearing Linda has become more disabled and her overall health has declined to the stage where being comfortable and sleep are most important to a patient. Is Linda still at her home?
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Post by erik on Aug 29, 2021 12:25:39 GMT -5
Linda may be dealing with more than just Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Like the rest of us, she too may be dealing with the threat that the Delta variant of COVID-19 still poses to appearing in public anywhere here in California. And in her weakened condition, a condition that is probably more life-threatening than Parkinson's, catching COVID just might be what does her in--unless, of course, she was able to have gotten inoculated.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2021 14:05:27 GMT -5
I'm sure, medical advice approving, Linda would have been sensible enough to be innoculated, and I hope those in close contact with her would be decent enough to be, & wear masks, social distance etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 13:22:40 GMT -5
8 years and 1 week ago Linda first announced she had Parkinson's, later re-diagnosed as PSP. Linda's book has been published for 8 years as well.
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