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I really enjoy water aerobics. They have free classes at a local fitness club for people with MS and PD. That takes care of socializing and exercise for two days/week. I walk first thing in the morning (usually just around the block)--great way to begin the day. I've tried Indica gummies--didn't do much for me, and the tinctures are just too potent: actually feel stoned even though they are supposedly THC-free. I can't handle anything that reminds me of marijuana--gives me flashbacks from when I was in Vietnam and quite a large number of Marine Corps grunts smoked very potent opiated pot. I was extremely paranoid then, and still have horrible nightmares to this day. I got a small 20% disability rating for shrapnel wounds and never applied for a mental disability rating from the Veterans Admin because until I came down with Parkinson's, I felt that so many others were more deserving of the benefits and were neither receiving help, but simply ignored. The government is now handing out full disability to many of the military personnel who are coming back from the middle east and claiming PTSD, and these people enlisted, unlike my generation which saw more than a third of all deaths being draftees; so I've finally decided to be evaluated--it would help my wife greatly to get some more money every month--and my Parkinson's likely came from one of two, or even both sources: Agent Orange exposure or toxic drinking water from when I was stationed at Camp LeJeune; and the troops coming home from SE Asia received little or no support when we were released from active duty. I've adapted to living with the physical symptoms of PD, but it's the cognitive decline that worries my wife. She's a wonderful person and notices that I'm beginning to show signs of dementia; I certainly don't want to be a burden on her. We've been together for nearly 40 years, and life's been good to us as we've grown older together.

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I so wish that there were doctors out there to help with dosing marijuana. I did use tinctures for a couple of years; if you feel over-medicated, you just take more CBD to calm it down. I think the 1:1 hybrids are easier to deal with. I switched to gummies just because they were not as dependent on my creating doses, and the newer versions are "nano" and you do not smell or taste the mj. I like Oh Geez. It helps, along with yoga at night, to relax my tension so I sleep better. I think U of Maryland is starting a Master's program. My husband is on the road with dementia and we went to a neuro psychologist for testing. So far, we have instituted coping skills like one uses for attention deficit--lists, large labels on meds--but taking over the planning oversight for the household is wearing. I need to locate a self help caregiver group. I don't know about Vietnam (college days, lived in Saudi) but I think middle east tours-particularly numerous tours--is too much for most. I think you should go for all the benefits you can: they are there for you. I did see a video where marijuana helped with parkinsons, but it was just following one guy. Just deal with today...