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I hope this is not too personal to share, but how many of you became disabled at an early age? I am trying to stay as positive as I can about this, yet as the person who's cg seems to be in denial, so was I for about a year. With no dx yet I still find myself saying Im just going to get over this. I wake up the next day to realize I still cant shave or brush my teeth with my right arm. I started to cope with the ridgedness,stiffness slow moving arm, fingers, and dragging right foot. I then began to have such a course tremor of my right hand I can't put cream cheese on a bagel for breakfast, and people stare at me in a check out line while trying to write a check. The stress of it all makes the symptoms worse. I left my job as a quality control technician because on occasions I couldn't hold a precision measuring device of any kind to perform my task. Write'ing became most difficult. (lots of documentation). Here is the problem. I can still do what I've always done. It just takes me a lot longer to do it. Staying caught up with this fast moving society is tuff. I feel like I need help. I dont want to go on disability at 36, yet I"m concerned about my family's needs being meet. All the talk of downsizing, moving, etc. I've been reading on the posts. This has been most helpful, and all to familiar. My wife have been discussing these things too. Thanks for sharing. Dave