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Jane, PD is not like suffering a stroke where one minute you're "normal" and the next you're completely disabled. PD is an insidious progression of symptoms which eventually lead to total disability. Certainly there are worse ailments, but don't understate PD's seriousness. Every PWP is different. Also, age at diagnosis is a major factor in determining how PD affects your life. You may be one of the lucky ones. Progression is so varied that it's difficult to predict where you'll be a year from now. Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Ross" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:54 PM Subject: If I had known then what I know now! > A couple of years ago I was involved with a group of Parkinson patients who > had been chosen to help patients with peer counseling. We were from all over > the State and at different stages of the disease. > > There were about eight with Parkinson's and the same number of caregivers. > Most of the Parkinson people had one theme in common, I heard at least four > of them introduce themselves as having Parkinson's and felt that if they had > known then what they know now they wouldn't have been so afraid of the > disease. > > This subject has stuck with me because I too feel it hasn't been as bad as I > had anticipated. > > I do not mean to deminish any one elses pain with this disease but to > express another view point for discussion. >