Chuck, Glad you found this exchange....sorry about your pd diagnosis. You should find answers, support and even some humor on PIEN. Diagnosed at 47, the support of this 24hr 7day a week spot has helped me adjust to life with Parkinson's. You might want to order a copy of WHEN PARKINSON'S STRIKES EARLY by Linda Herman and Barb Blake-Krebs who met on PIEN and collaborated with contributions from many who belong to this exchange to write a terrific book. It's available at Amazon.com and barnesnoble.com and at many bookstores. You'll identify with the "speakers" and "storytellers". APDA has a Young Parkinson's Information Center at 800/223-9776. Website http://members.aol.com/apdaypd or [log in to unmask] for info and support. Jeanette Fuhr 51agenow/47agediagnosed/44?agesymptomsbegan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Bussenger" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: Hello . . . Newbie, checkin in!! Hi, my name is Chuck. I'm 33, (34 in February), and I was 'diagnosed' w/ PD last year. I sorrta stumbled over this 'message board' and I'm hoping for any and all information about my new 'status'! God bless, --Chuck ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn