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> From: Tim Sanderson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Who do you tell? > Has anyone out there any views on this, or any neat solutions? Wearing a > discreet badge or tiepin would be a good non-verbal signal, and I know that a > neat tulip motif button-hole badge is available. The trouble is that it's > not yet a universally recognised symbol. Perhaps if we all started wearing > one, it would become recognised. I think responding to a question "That's a > interesting badge you're wearing, what does it signify?" might be one of the > most effective and least dramatic ways of making our condition known. Couldn't agree more! For Aussies, there is such a pin available from state Parkinson's offices for $5, attached to a card with an explanation about PD. Money raised goes to PD research. They are co-sponsored by Eli Lilly. Jim