Hello, I am 53 years old and only recenly diagnosed with PD. I am on Sinement. When reading the extreme symptoms of PD in these messages, it scares the heck out of me. However, it also provides me with a cold dose of possible reality. Maybe we should try to be sensitive in our communications, but on the other hand, some of the effects described gave me a wake up call to the potentials of this disease. I guess my answer to this question would be " knowledge is power," and the more aware that we are, the better able to make the good fight. Happy Thanksgiving to all, Boyd brhighfi @ aol.com