I'M 43 ALSO. I HAVE HAD STIFFNESS AND TREMORS SO BAD I BECAME TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON MY FAMILY FOR CARE. THE PAIN IN MY ARMS AND LEGS WAS UNBEARABLE. THEN I HAD BILATERAL SURGERY DBS. THINGS IMPROVED SO MUCH. MY ADL'S I DO FOR MYSELF NOW. I SPENT 7 YEARS IN MY WHELCHAIR, NOW I WALK SHORT DISTANCES ALONE. P.S. I WAS DIAGNOSED AT AGE 30. NEVER GIVE UP YOUR MIRACLE MIGHT BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER.