hi inge, i dislike the term "parkies" as well. while i can understand, i think, the sense of commraderie (sp?) it conveys, to my mind, it does so at the expense of everything else we are and have been - it defines us by the disease. personally, that is not where I want to be. anyway, welcome to the list, Inge - Mackenzie Inge Clody <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello All My name is Inge, I am 67 I live in the San Diego area Was diagnosed with PD 2 1/2 years ago. My main problem is gait. I am looking forward to meeting my fellow "Parkies" (I really dislike that word) Inge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn http://mail.yahoo.com