In a message dated 12/17/2002 8:48:18 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << Read this and was a bit dismayed by 2 statements: 1. When you first get the disease, you're doing OK. But three or four years into the disease you're doing terribly" 2. Both groups had a median age of about 65. Number one I don't think is a fair statement, and not sure what the source was. Does thismmean in two more years I will be doing terribly (gives me a lot of hope!!">> Tom, I agree. I'm astonished that Dr. Lieberman would say such a thing about our "designer disease," for which symptoms and progression vary so much from one person to another, and date of onset is almost impossible to determine. Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn