[Tom1959]

I spent 4 months at Ft McCellen Alabama in the summer of 1977 and was diagnosed in 2015 with PD. I have a suit pending with the VA for the past 3 years. Not sure if I will prevail.

Many tons of Agent Orange and other highly volatile substances like uranium and nerve gas were stored at Fort McClellan before being used extensively in the Vietnam War to wipe out vegetation and foliage, exposing thousands of service members and civilians to the chemical and causing lasting damage.

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[Tom1959]

I was diagnosed almost 8 years ago and my initial reaction would be to tell my employer. Unfortunately I worked in a very stressful environment and as my Parkinson’s progressed and the stress of my job progressed I got to a point where I had to step down from my position.

I was a salaried manager for 19 years when I could no longer perform that position they offer me an entry level position requiring a GED and it was hourly.

I left the company and filed suit against them for failure to help me or offer any assistance with my Parkinson’s during the point in which they knew I was struggling what I found most unsettling was during discovery they provide my attorney with emails between the president and vice president of sales discussing issues with my work performance. So they found the time to documentthe difficulties I was having but never offered me any assistance.

Ultimately it’s a personal decision that you need to make. I would highly recommend though if you inform them that you document everything you can.

[Tom1959]

I just got back from 3 weeks in Italy. I stayed on my normal schedule for meds ( 7AM, 11 AM, 3 PM

7 PM). Considering these are maintenance pills I wasn’t worried if missed 1 cycle.