1. How did you first learn about the Parkinsn list? browsing PD 2. When did you first join the Parkinsn list? c. March 1997 3. What reason(s) did you have for joining the Parkinsn list? Husband diagnosed with PD last fall after several years of what we now recognize as symptoms: felt we would have to find out for ourselves, since local medical resources had not given us answers early on. Joined as soon as we bought our first computer.