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21EntroSpring2012WifemotherandgrandmotherJanetMarySinkesentherfirstmanuscriptto54publishingcompanies.YetshewasnotdiscouragedandsowiththehelpofherfamilyestablishedherowncompanyMyGrandmaandMePublishers.Ineightyearsthecompanyhassoldmorethan50000books.InadditiontoherbooksforchildrenJanethasdrawnuponherexperiencesasahospicenursetowriteacollectionofgentlereflectionsinanadultnonfictionworkTenLessonsLearnedGiftsFromThoseRemembered.Herbookshavewonnumerousprestigiousawards.BenjaminFranklinAwardsIWannaGotoGrandmasHouseGrandpasFishinFriendandGrandmasTreasureChestMomsChoiceAwardsGrandpasFishinFriendGrandmasTreasureChestMyGrandpasCoachingThirdTenLessonsLearnedIWannaGotoGrandmasHouseandPriscillaMcDoodleNutDoodleMcMaeAsksx1cWhyx1dEricHofferAwardPriscillaMcDoodleNutDoodleMcMaeAsksx1cWhyx1dDaVinciAwardMyGrandpasCoachingThirdMoonbeamAwardPriscillaMcDoodleNutDoodleMcMaeAsksx1cWhyx1dMyGrandpasCoachingThirdOtherRecognitionsMomsChoiceAwardsx14DistinguishedJuryMemberWomenWhoInspirex14SparrowHealthSystemFeaturedonPBSx14MichiganMagazineEntroMagazineLansingStateJournalandothernewspapersandmagazines.Shehaspresentedherbookstomorethan50000childrenandadults.EssenceGettingtoKnowJanetMarySinkeIbelieveeveryonehasabookinthem.Formostauthorsastoryisinspiredbyalife-alteringevent.Formeitwasacompilationofeventsin2001.AfteralongsuccessfulcareerinthetechnologysectorIsuddenlyfoundmyselfunemployed.AfewmonthslaterIstruggledwiththeheart-wrenchingrealiza-tionthatIwouldneverbeabletocarryachild.Then911rockedtheworldandIrealizedIx19dbettergetbusyandmaketherestofmylifecountsomehow.SoIwroteabookx14achildrenx19spicturebook.ShortlyaftermybookwaspublisheditwasselectedasoneofthreefinalistsfortheprestigiousBenjaminFranklinAwardalongwithAlexandtheAmazingLemonadeStandbyJayandLizScottandIWannaGoToGrandmax19sHousebyJanetMarySinke.CuriousaboutmycompetitionIorderedcopiesfromAmazon.WhenthebooksarrivedIwasimpressed.Bothwerequalityproductionswithheartwarmingstoriesandwonderfulillustra-tionsandwereclearlyworthyoftheaward.IsatdownatmycomputerandGoogledtheauthors.IlearnedhowJayandLizhadwrittentheirbookintributetotheircourageousfour-year-olddaughterAlexwhomtheyhadrecentlylosttocancer.AndIlearnedhowJanetx19srewardingcareerasahospicenursewascutshortwithadevastatingdiagnosisofParkinsonx19s.Iwasrivetedbytheirstories.MoreimportantlyIwasamazedathowtheywereabletoturntheirtragicmomentsintosomethingsopositiveencouragingandinspirationalforothers.Iwasveryhumbledtoevenbeconsideredinthesamecategoryastheseremarkablepeople.IcamehomewiththebronzemedalthatyearbuttherealprizewasthethreeveryspecialfriendshipsIgainedandcherishtothisday.DawnMathesonExecutiveDirectoroftheMomx19sChoiceAwardsandauthoroftheRubyLeeTheBumbleBeeseriesx1cEachoneofushasthepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofthosearoundus.x1dInAugustof2008Iunderwentasurgicalprocedureknownasdeepbrainstimulation.BecauseitisahighlyinvasiveprocedureIhadcontemplatedthisdecisionfortwoyears.ThegoalofthesurgerywastocontrolmyParkinsonx19selectronicallyandthoughitisnotacureitwasdonetoimprovemyqualityoflife.AnamazingthingIrememberlyingawakethroughouttheprocedure.Icouldfeeltheprobessearchinginsidemyheadtheinnersanctumofmybrainexposedbuttherewasnopain.AndasIconversedwiththosewhotendedmeIslowlybegantorealizethathereintheseatofmysoullayallofmyhopesallofmydreamsmyfaithmylovenoneofwhichcouldbemeasuredmathematicallybutwerepresentallthesame.AndIrealizedmorethanevertheimportanceofkindwordsandsimpleaffectionforthatishowthesoulisnourished.TheexperienceremindedmeofPriscillaandtheimportanceofhermessage.Eachoneofushasthepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofthosearoundus.Iamcommittedtothespreadofhermessage.WeshallseewheretheSpiritleads.AstheyearsflybyatwhatseemstobeafasterrateIamcontinuouslyremindedofGodspresencethroughotherswhohavecomeintomylife.IamespeciallygratefulforthoseassociatedwiththeMomsChoiceAwards.Yourprofessionalsupportiveandlovingapproachhasdeeplytouchedmylife.ItmeansmorethanIcansay.sfAsmanyasonemillionAmericansarelivingwithParkinsonx19sdiseaseandabout60000newcasesareseeneachyear.TheincidenceofParkinsonx19sincreaseswithagealthoughnearlyonein20casesisdiagnosedbeforeage50.Parkinsonx19sisachronicprogressivediseasethataffectsasmallareaofnervecellsinthebrain.Thesearethecellsthatproducedopamineachemicalx1cmessengerx1dthattransmitssignalspermit-tingsmoothbalancedmusclemovement.Asthesecellsdeteriorateanddopaminelevelsdropnervefunctioningisabnormalcausinganimpairedabilitytocontrolbodymovements.Symptomsincludetremorsmusclerigiditylossofbalanceandchangesinonex19swalkingpatternspeechandhandwriting.Althoughthereisnoknowncuresymptomscansometimesbealleviatedbydrugtherapyproperdietgettingplentyofrestandusingrelaxationtechniques.TheannualcostofParkinsonx19sdiseaseintheU.S.duetotreatmentlostincomeandSocialSecuritypaymentsisenormousapproximately25billion.Medicationcostsforeachindividualwiththediseaseareabout2500yearlyandsurgerycanrangeintothesixfigures.FromthecoverofIWannaGotoGrandmasHouse.IllustrationCraigPennington