George...Greg Sterling has put together a fantastic website on the information you need for disability ......it's http://pd_ssdi.homestead.com/SSDI.html and also If you go into the PIEN archives you can read of others on the list getting approved/denied/etc...and how frustrating it can be...you say your PD is progressing slowly and that's great.....but if you're under stress even self-imposed stress like hiding the PD from your employer...that can take it's toll and make you worse....as mine did..my doctor noticed the difference in my walk in one month and said it was time that I get "outta there" as my job was changing me and my pd proagression.........good luck...Joan --- Joan Hartman --- [log in to unmask] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn