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Christine, Thursday when I went to my dentist we noticed a woman with a cane and occasional hand and leg tremor in the waiting room. My CG asked her if she had PD and she said "yes" so somebody had diagnosed her, but she got angry with me. She was apparently 3 years into it and kind of functioning like I was 3 years into it. She didn't seem to think it would get any worse and emphatically stated she wasn't going to "worry" about it as she could get hit by a truck. She didn't accept my claim that PD gets worse so I shut up. Said she would rely on her "doctor". I thought, boy does she have a lot to learn. While it is true that we all react differently, I think, but don't know for sure, that most of us like to learn as much as we can. If you do understand the gravity of the diagnosis, it is not easy to accept and there are always new challenges as the disease progresses. Others with PD have provided more info and understanding than the medical profession (although I can't fault Dr. Waltz who did my DBS surgeries), so welcome to the List. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Phillips" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:33 PM > Hi Christine. > I was dagnosed a couple of years ago (i'm 49 now.) > If I may make a suggestion, allow yourself time for the shock to wear > off - I > started reading everything I could find on the subject (1/2 of it wrong) > and > got in a state... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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