Marla - Just goes to show you the lack of understanding about PD that so many people have. When my love first started having symptoms, he knew something was wrong and went to doctor after doctor to found out why he was feeling the way he was. All of his relatives and co-workers thought he was a hypochrondiac. My thought is to just ignore them, smile and move on. You probably don't have the time or energy to fool with them. Best wishes. Jo Ann from flooded Houston ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn