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At 52, 20 years in the telecommunications industry, a very close shop, snooty industry. I lived in the PD closet for two years. I can tell you, I wasted those two years. I felt thee same as you. But, trust me, after summoning up the courage, I told my boss. I was very surprised at the response, even the busy bodies were supportive. As my Mother always said, "the truth will set you free" it does. There will always be those who are negative, but I have found that there are twice as many positive people. Paul PWP -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CCD Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:07 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: How to tell coworkers? I have a problem when it comes to sharing the diagnosis at work. My tremor is becoming more evident as time passes and my neurologist doesn't want to prescribe anything until I am assessed at the Movement Disorders Clinic (where I have an appointment in a month from now.) My immediate supervisor is aware of what is going on and is very supportive. However, a number of people want to know why I have resigned from a couple of high profile, high stress (volunteer) positions at work. One of these people is a persistent person who wants all the "dirt" on anything and everything. She is probably The Primary Source of gossip and is also prone to catastrophizing things. I have tried to go with the "personal circumstances" or "medical issues" route, but it doesn't always work. And I want to be honest as well as desiring to educate people about PD. Got any good suggestions??? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.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