> I just come back in Canada (Quebec) from a > trip in my family in France and I could tell you that people with PD are > not open like us in North America to tell openely they have PD. Because > the diseases relatives to a brain disorder is viewing as "suspect" and it > is sometime a shame in a family to have one person having that. Yes, you are right, Elisabeth. Things are changing but slowly. People are getting more used to seing ( or at least hearing ) about Young onset PD but it is certainly still a ´hidden´ disease in many ways. Go on talking about it, that is how people will understand the condition as be less suspicious. > We live closer and even > if it is not the best way of living, I could not imagine my life without ma > daugther at home, even if she is in a bad mood. Talk to your daughter. At 14, she should be able to understand that you love her and need her. She could join a PDkids list. There is one and I am sure someone will give you the ´how to join´ instructions A bientot, maryse cg John 77,17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn