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Welcome, Lynn, and - what'd you say your husband's name is? 43 is young, so you should also check out www.youngparkinsons.com . I was also 'young-onset', having had my first symptoms at age 47, back in 2000. This list has been an invaluable resource for me in learning how to cope with the disease and it's effects on the sufferer and those around him/her. We've discussed everything from pesticides to constipation lately. The people here are open, friendly, and don't mind sharing with the list, even when slightly embarassing, their personal experiences. There are enough of us here that you should be able to get a good cross-section of info on just about anything having to do with PD. There has been a lot said on the subject of acceptable topics for discussion. It appears that the expression of one's own social or political opinions are not welcome here. We've decided to try to keep it nicey, not dicey. A lot of the political discussion has ruffled some feathers as we delve into such subjects as one's opinions about how the current administration is doing, or the moral recititude of stem cell research. These can spill over into the kind of discussions which have no end, and so we just are trying to keep the messages informative and supportive. In our spare time, (what's that?) those of us who enjoy a good political go-round are thinking that we could set up a Yahoo group or something. First stage of setting up a Parkitocracy in America. But in the meantime, please introduce your husband and make yourself at home. I'll be back with the lemonade in just a minute. Enjoy! Rick McGirr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Spranklin" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:47 AM Subject: New Diagnosis > Hi all... > New to this so bear with me. My husband aged 43 was recently diagnosed > with Parkinson's. Just looking for an online support group for when we > have a few questions etc. > Cheers > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Lynn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn