BRAVO!! THANK YOU FOR .LETTER. I WAS DIAGNOSED AT 37 ALSO. I SHARE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES BUT I HAVE HAD PD FOR 22 YEARS. I ALSO HAD A PALLIDOTOMY BUT MINE WAS ONLY 9 MONTHS GO. i WOULDD HOPE TO BEABLE TO CONSIDER DBS IN THE FUTURE BUT DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS NOT UNLESS MMEDIICARE WILL PAY FOR IT. CAROL GRAY 59/22 YRS