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Billy B... Hey Billy... I started getting PD symptoms at age 32, and that ISN'T exactly "old age." I'm 54 now, and don't consider THAT "old age," either (tho admittedly to SOME folks, that IS very old!) <but whadda THEY know!!) <grin> Seriously, in my opinion, SOME symptoms of aging ARE perfectly normal as the individual gets into middle age, but lets' get real here... those signs of approaching old age just CREEP up on one slowly, and don't have anywhere NEAR the severity that the "average" case of PD does. I sure don't think "old age" is the much touted "golden years," but neither do I think it's the sheer HELL of PD. "Old age" is NORMAL to all who live to reach it. Parkinson's is NEVER a "normal" condition! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange On Behalf Of Heather Elizabeth Baird Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 1997 4:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: This $%*#! Fatigue Don't we all get weaker as we age? We don't expect to keep the strenth we had when we were 20 forever, do we? We seem to have a tendancy to blame everything on our Parkinsons, when much of it could simply be because of aging? [log in to unmask]