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At 01:02 PM 7/17/97 -0400, you wrote: >From: Tebay, Wendy M on Thu, Jul 17, 1997 11:00 AM >Subject: speed of onset >To: PD Listserv Postings > >I was glad to read Russ Ahlstrom's posting re: his 32 year experience >with pd. I don't view people who survive that long with pd (and some >of them quite well too) as having a fatal disease. I believe their >experiences can become the norm, rather than the exception. >Personally I'd be more interested in research that unlocks their >secret(s), rather than the research which seems to only focus on the >negative experience of pd. I know I intend to be one of the >exceptions to this stupid disease. I have been diagnosed now for over >six years now (altho' it's really 8+) and I still play soccer & >volleyball, just moved across country, and am going to start my own >business. It's not always easy, by any means, but I am happy with my >life and am making even bigger plans now that I've got pd. Actually, >I am quite excited about personally blowing away all previous held >perceptions about the progression of pd and what supposedly is in >store for me. > >I am not a victim! > >Wendy Tebay > ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ........ Wendy, I like your attitude and your zest for life! It won't be easy but you sound like a surviver to me and I know that you will accomplish whatever you set out to do.Would be interested in hearing how you are doing from time to time. Take care ! Russ Ahlstrom [log in to unmask] 53/32