Hi Everyone, Just a reminder to old and new list members that the American Parkinson Disease Association offers an email listserve for kids. For more information read information below or call 1/800-223-9776 Susan Reese, RN, LCSW American Parkinson Disease Association Young-Onset Information & Referral Center ____________________________ ___________________________ PDKIDS The American Parkinson Disease Association Young Parkinson's Information & Referral Center (http://members.aol.com/apdaypd) has created PDKIDS, an email discussion list for children who are living in a family affected by Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's disease is a family affair. Even young children are affected when someone they love is not functioning in his or her "normal" ways. PDKIDS is a forum for children (through teenage years) who live with or love someone with Parkinson's disease. Through this Internet program, PDKIDS offers children a place to get to know others like themselves who are in similar circumstances and have similar concerns. By joining PDKIDS, children can "talk" to each other via email and discuss anything they wish about how PD affects them. This is a free program for any child 18 years or younger. How it works: · To join, kids simply send an email to [log in to unmask] · You will then receive a welcome message with instructions about how to use PDKIDS. · When you post an email message to PDKIDS, your personal email addresses will be automatically deleted from email headers posted to the list to ensure confidentiality. · Using the "reply" button to respond to a member's posted email will go directly to the PDKIDS list, not to an individual member. · There will be a "light adult presence" on the list, serving to provide technical guidance and to ensure that the conversation remains constructive. This "presence" will be provided by Susan Reese, MA, RN, LCSW, Coordinator of the APDA Young Parkinson's Information & Referral Center and by Simon Coles, co-owner of the list,and himself an adult PD kid. Please note: Membership in PDKIDS is for children only. Adults wishing to discuss Parkinson's Disease in general may join one of the lists at http://www.coles.org.uk/community.htm Or call the APDA Young-Onset Center at 1/800-223-9776 To reach the list owners, send an email to [log in to unmask] A special thank you to our friend Simon Coles and the Adreinne Coles Memorial Trust for partnering with the APDA Young Parkinson's Information & Referral Center on this project.