Donna, You are certainly not alone in feeling like you have a problem using words to express yourself. I sometimes feel like my brain has a 'short' in it and the words get all twisted up before they get to my mouth. I didn't really notice a problem in your letter but I do think that just goes with the territory. Like lots of other fun stuff. Glad to have you on the list. Take care. Debra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hastings" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 9:48 PM Subject: introduction Hi all, My name is Donna, 50 yrs old and I was diagnosed with PD 7 yrs ago. My first signs were, having a hard time with writing and sometimes tripping over my own feet. The first doctor I went to referred me to a specialist and he told me I had PD. It was hard to accept at first but with help from my kids I have been able to adjust. Over these 7 yrs I have started shaking quite a bit and at present am having trouble getting the right medicines to control them. About a year ago I switched doctors because I didn't like the one I was seeing and this one, in my opinion, still hasn't gotten things right. But hopefully soon. I don't have a lot of the other problems that come along with PD yet but am afraid they will come some day, I'm sure. I enjoy already reading everyones emails and will enjoy reading more. And of course will make comments when I feel like I have something to connect with the problem or situation. As you notice, sometimes I have a hard time with putting things into words the correct way. Donna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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