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Greetings. The Parkinson's Welcome Letter arrived today. It is with great pleasure I enter. I am a 63 year old female, Joann, (using my husband's account) with P D since 1986. It was not a clear cut diagnosis in the beginning. A feeling of fatigue in hand writing was the first clue. Steady progression of the symptoms have me in a wheel chair to get around. A walker in the house only able to walk about 30 ft max, very slowly. I can't speak and be understood, so the computer has become a real friend, the last 6 months. I retired at 60, and was really lucky to be able to hang on that long. My husband retired a year ago and is the primary care giver. Don was a Physical Education teacher for 38 years. I graduated in Physical Education with a specialty in Physical Therapy. UCLA Special Ed..Adapted Physical Education, took 25 years. Physical Therapy, full or part time got at least 35 years. The other side of the fence is not so lovely. Looking forward to it... Regards, Joann ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12