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I have always told people, "I have Parkinsons" and left the 'disease' part out! Inge On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:30:34 -0700 "Dr. William M. Isbell" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > All - > > Has anyone thought of the fact that the very name > "Parkinson's Disease" conveys to people the impression that we are > carrying a contagious disease and that a wise person should stay > away from us? > Probably too late to change this now, but wouldn't it be > better to call our illness "Parkinson's Syndrome" or some other > term > not as emotionally loaded? > > Bill Isbell > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Santa Barbara , California > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn