Facing Parkinson's
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Randy S.

I would be at my desk and my pinky would start tapping, that was in July of 2001 I was 49 years old.

I had a doctor's appointment, with a nice old neurologist, who treated Katherine Hepburn. He told me and my wife I had Parkinson's. I got weepy and walked out, I was devastated and I said to my wife, "I got to get out of here." I just couldn't handle it. I didn't know what to do.

I flew down to Florida the next day, to clear my mind. I came back to my wife and said, "I need a year to figure this out." Took a year, took two years, three years, four years. I started getting hedonistic. I loved everything, gambling, women, restaurants. Took my wife to jewelry stores, bought her nice watches. Started pissing away money at an alarming rate, I felt compelled to spend, to have a good time, because I could always make money, I thought.

​After about, I'd say 2006, I was running very low on funds, very low, and I found out that one of the medications I was on causes compulsivity. I was a little bit compulsive before then but this was like the match that lit the fire. I was crazy. I was a pilot. I loved high-speed boats. I was picking up checks for everybody, strip clubs, buying boats, summer houses in the Hamptons. My wife didn't know. I took care of all the finances. Basically, we're broke. This house is up for short sale now. I can't meet the mortgage.

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  • Inside the Book
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  • Testimonials
  • Stories
    • Debra Mc.
    • Harry M.
    • Elizabeth M.
    • Bob G.
    • Cathrine D.
    • Alex A.
    • Alice H.
    • Eilen O.
    • Dean S.
    • Gary O.
    • Joan S.
    • Pantaleon H.
    • Marcia H.
    • David L.
    • Frank C.
    • Raj A.
    • Vic M.
    • Darlene R.
    • Randy S.
    • Debra M.
    • Nelson A.