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Marling wrote: > Not long after that I heard one of them tell the other one, "Well, I guess we > won't have Marling for very long. We will have to consider replacing her." I > did NOT tell them I was quitting or retiring or any such thing. Why did/do they > think that just because I have PD or any other disorder that I am forced to > 'retire' or quite my work? > Because many people (including doctors) view PD as a rapidly degenerative disease. I believe that it is essential for YOPD folks to carefully explain that their disease progresses slowly, and allows them to remain functional. If that doesn't work, there is always the Disability Act. ------ Regards Mary Ann