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At 01:02 PM 4/6/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Linda, HI Jenn, I was diagnosed when i was 45 but I knew i had PD at least 6 months prior. When I got the diagnosis from the Neuro i walked down to the check in counter because my wife worked there. I told her That I had PD and as i was telling her i could not believe what was coming from my mouth. There was a kind of unreal sense that i had. IT was at least a year before i told my employer. in fact it was about a year before i told almost anyone. I was pretty much in denial for that first year. By 1989 I was telling every one, including my employer. My employer was the Oregon Department of Revenue. I continued working for the department until April of 1001 by then I'd had PD for 14 years and it was affecting the quality of my job. >I too am just recently diagnosed (Jan. 2002 - just turned 35) but really I >knew for a year or so before that and suspected for another 6 months or so >before that as my father also has early-onset PD so I was very familiar with >the symptoms. I think my way of denying it was to avoid a diagnosis - not >hard as my GP at the time felt I was too young for PD and so in the 2 or 3 >fairly long conversations I had with her, we always managed to convine >ourselves that it must be something else. > >Then we moved. I had to find a new job and I didn't want a diagnosis which I >felt had the potential to mess me up with all the practical needs of my >life. Once somewhat settled I finally went to my new GP and basically told >him what I had and that I needed to see a neurologist. Things went pretty >quickly after that. > >The first couple of visits were filled with emotion and tears. I think the >neuro thought that was a bit strange but even though I had known in my heart >I had never really faced the reality. My husband was very supportive and >came to all the early visits so I'd have his moral support. > >I'm still dealing with the issue of acceptance. I pick and choose quite >carefully who I tell and I'm still too scared to tell my new boss. I also >worry about potential difficulties with banks, insurance companies, etc. as >we're just in the process of buying a house. So many things to think and >worry about! > >Take care, > >Jenn > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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