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I debated whether to add to this subject or not. My pwp now lives with me in the US. He was dx in 1997 when only 47 years old. When I met him online and learned he had PD, he could say the words but was in denial as to what this really meant in his life. Over the years I knew him, I suggested a support group where he lived in So. Australia. When he went to the one he found, all were a lot older and further down the road of PD. Once here, I suggested we go to the one near me. It is run by a nurse practitioner (with many letters after her name) who assists the neuro surgeon she works with once he locates the best possible settings for a patient's dbs surgery. John went to this first support group, meeting several men who had had the surgery with good results. Now that my pwp had the surgery this year, he feels he can help others within the group who may have questions of what they may face in the future. Yes, I know as does he that each case is different, but in helping others, he repays the help I received from PIEN and others met through it, for him. We both benefit-- not just him. Audrey Seattle, pwp John from Oz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn