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On 10 Nov 2000, at 11:38, Larry Sholin wrote: > Thanks Murray for the quick response. One more question: what do the age > numbers represent when some people sign their name e.g. 74/71/64 > > Is it current age/ some other age ? / age of diagnosis ? > Hi Larry and Good Morning All, Larry, the numbers *usually* indicate: current age / age at diagnosis / age at onset (first symptoms) Murray 56 / 49 / 38 It is polite to include a little *hint* as in: Murray 56 now / 49 dx. / 38 onset or Murray 56 now / 49 at diagnosis / 38 first symptoms *Sometimes* (at the whim of an individual) they might mean: current age / years since diagnosis / years since onset or something like that. Murray 56 / 7 / 18 *Very occasionally* someone prefers to keep their age secret and just uses: years since diagnosis / years since onset Murray 7 / 18 My dear father used to say "Age is just a number." and then jump on his snowmobile (in his 70's) and challenge anyone to try to "keep up".... So I don't usually bother much with the numbers.... I'd rather jump right in and challenge anyone to "keep up".... :-) ............. murray [log in to unmask]